twofer

[too-fer]

noun

Informal.

1. a card or ticket entitling the holder to purchase two tickets to a theatrical performance at a reduced price.

2. a coupon or offer entitling a person to purchase two items or services for approximately the price of one.

3. Disparaging.,  a person who belongs to two minority groups and can satisfy two quotas or appeal to two political constituencies, especially a Black woman who can be counted twice in a position she holds, as fulfilling a racial and a sexual quota.

Word History and Origins

Origin of twofer¹

First recorded in 1885–90; from the phrase two for (the price of one, a nickel, etc.), with final (ər) humorously taken as -er ¹; gofer

Example Sentences

“First Love” at the Odyssey Theater in 2003 and the 2000 production of Athol Fugard’s “Road to Mecca” at the Fountain Theatre in Hollywood were also twofer shows.

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But the doctor “legitimately proudly explained to me that he, you know, threw in a little twofer.”

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If you’re looking for a twofer gift, book a reservation there for sometime in the new year — and let your giftee know by giving them this tin.

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“The prosecution of Allen Weisselberg is something of a twofer, on the justice front,” former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner commented Wednesday.

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Because of a twofer deal with his father?

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