two-up

American  

[too-uhp] / ˈtuˈʌp /

noun

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

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two-up British  

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

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Etymology

Origin of two-up

An Americanism dating back to 1930–35

Example Sentences

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

And riding two-up was such a pleasure that it makes me want to abandon traditional diamond-framed e-bikes forever.

From The Verge

“Why does the format have to be confined to this notion of serialized stories?” said Ben Davis, a partner at the Hollywood talent agency William Morris Endeavor, which is collaborating with Cadence13 on its features projects and represents Two-Up.

From New York Times