two-up

[too-uhp]

noun

1. a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up.

two-up

noun

1. a gambling game in which two coins are tossed or spun. Bets are made on both coins landing with the same face uppermost

Word History and Origins

Origin of two-up¹

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

McDowell took a two-up lead on No. 16, making a sliding, curling 15-foot downhill putt for birdie that left him two up with two holes to play.

From Los Angeles Times

Two-up on the 18th tee, he took out a three-wood and "nuked it" according to Mickelson’s caddie, Jim 'Bones' Mackay.

From BBC

In the slum clearance programme after World War Two, her grandparents were relocated to Essex, along with thousands of other people living in dilapidated two-up, two-down Victorian houses who moved out of the capital.

From BBC

He grew up in London's East End in an over-crowded two-up, two-down terrace.

From BBC

She downsized a few years back and now lives alone in a two-up, two-down house which she spent a good part of her savings making improvements to in order to be as energy efficient as possible.

From BBC