twofern.

/ˈtuːfə/

Forms: Also too-, -fah, -for, -fur.

Etymology: < two adj., n., and adv. + (representation of) for prep.

U.S. colloquial.

1. A cigar sold at two for a quarter; hence, any cheap cigar.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of

Bermuda?a1641

Havana1802

regalia1819

long nine1821

short-six1831

loco-foco1835

Cuba1837

cabana1840

panatela1841

Habanero1845

pickwick1847

colorado maduro1851

colorado1854

colorado claro1854

maduro1854

Henry Clay1855

Trichinopoli chain1863

trichi1877

perfecto1884

claro1891

toby1894

twofera1911

Jamaican1919

a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox in Hearst's Mag. (1916) Feb. 138/3 He smoked five-cent cigars instead of ‘two-furs’.

1922 S. Lewis Babbitt v. 63 ‘I do like decent cigars—not those Flor de Cabagos you're smoking——’ ‘That's all right now! That's a good two-for.’

1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves xiii. 143 I found him..lying on the bed with his feet on the rail, smoking a toofah.

1943 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Feb. 24/6 The latest items on the list of wartime shortages are the ‘toofer’, the ‘nickel cigar’ and the ‘10-center’.

a. A coupon that entitles a person to buy two tickets for a specified theatre show for the price of one.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > coupon > specific kind of

cigarette coupon1906

petrol coupon1919

twofer1948

1948 N.Y. Herald Tribune 9 Aug. 8/1 Twofers, as they are called in the slang of the trade, entitle the holder to two seats for a given show for the price of one.

1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 56 It was a constant embarrassment to me to watch a nice customer..buy two expensive stalls for 27s., only to be followed by a ‘twofer’ lady who got the same thing for 13s. 6d.

1971 It 2 June 11/3 Me and the missus got twofers for the show.

1982 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 5 Aug. 17/2 Twofers are usually available only for near-to-flop shows or those looking tatty after a long run.

b. transferred; also spec. a black woman appointed to a post, the appointment being seen as evidence of both racial and sexual equality of opportunity.

ΘΚΠ

society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > person appointed to office or position > black woman

twofer1969

the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > comprising two or three pieces

two-piecec1880

three-piece1931

three-piecer1964

twofer1969

1969 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 801/1 Twofer, specif., a blazer with matching trousers.

1977 Time 3 Jan. 36/1 By appointing her, Carter got a kind of ‘twofer’: as a black and as a woman, she is proof that the President-elect is trying to open his Cabinet to both groups.

1978 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. a11/2 (advt.) Another terrific two-for. This sun dress..becomes city-smart when you float the boxy jacket over it.

1979 Daily Tel. 2 June 10 Personnel departments [in the United States] are told always to try and hire a ‘toofer’.

1982 Record Business 11 Jan. 2/1 Ian Miles..had best-sellers with..a Wout Steenhuis twofer and a Harry Secombe-Moira Anderson album of duets.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).

单词	twofer
释义	twofern. /ˈtuːfə/ Forms: Also too-, -fah, -for, -fur. Etymology: < two adj., n., and adv. + (representation of) for prep. U.S. colloquial. 1. A cigar sold at two for a quarter; hence, any cheap cigar. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > use of drugs and poison > tobacco > smoking > articles or materials used in smoking > [noun] > thing which may be smoked > cigar or cheroot > cigar > type of Bermuda?a1641 Havana1802 regalia1819 long nine1821 short-six1831 loco-foco1835 Cuba1837 cabana1840 panatela1841 Habanero1845 pickwick1847 colorado maduro1851 colorado1854 colorado claro1854 maduro1854 Henry Clay1855 Trichinopoli chain1863 trichi1877 perfecto1884 claro1891 toby1894 twofera1911 Jamaican1919 a1911 D. G. Phillips Susan Lenox in Hearst's Mag. (1916) Feb. 138/3 He smoked five-cent cigars instead of ‘two-furs’. 1922 S. Lewis Babbitt v. 63 ‘I do like decent cigars—not those Flor de Cabagos you're smoking——’ ‘That's all right now! That's a good two-for.’ 1923 P. G. Wodehouse Inimitable Jeeves xiii. 143 I found him..lying on the bed with his feet on the rail, smoking a toofah. 1943 Sun (Baltimore) 3 Feb. 24/6 The latest items on the list of wartime shortages are the ‘toofer’, the ‘nickel cigar’ and the ‘10-center’. 2. a. A coupon that entitles a person to buy two tickets for a specified theatre show for the price of one. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > promissory notes or bills of exchange > [noun] > coupon > specific kind of cigarette coupon1906 petrol coupon1919 twofer1948 1948 N.Y. Herald Tribune 9 Aug. 8/1 Twofers, as they are called in the slang of the trade, entitle the holder to two seats for a given show for the price of one. 1959 P. Bull I know Face iii. 56 It was a constant embarrassment to me to watch a nice customer..buy two expensive stalls for 27s., only to be followed by a ‘twofer’ lady who got the same thing for 13s. 6d. 1971 It 2 June 11/3 Me and the missus got twofers for the show. 1982 Eastern Province Herald (Port Elizabeth) 5 Aug. 17/2 Twofers are usually available only for near-to-flop shows or those looking tatty after a long run. b. transferred; also spec. a black woman appointed to a post, the appointment being seen as evidence of both racial and sexual equality of opportunity. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > worker > [noun] > person appointed to office or position > black woman twofer1969 the world > textiles and clothing > clothing > types or styles of clothing > set or suit of clothes > [noun] > comprising two or three pieces two-piecec1880 three-piece1931 three-piecer1964 twofer1969 1969 Britannica Bk. of Year (U.S.) 801/1 Twofer, specif., a blazer with matching trousers. 1977 Time 3 Jan. 36/1 By appointing her, Carter got a kind of ‘twofer’: as a black and as a woman, she is proof that the President-elect is trying to open his Cabinet to both groups. 1978 N.Y. Times 29 Mar. a11/2 (advt.) Another terrific two-for. This sun dress..becomes city-smart when you float the boxy jacket over it. 1979 Daily Tel. 2 June 10 Personnel departments [in the United States] are told always to try and hire a ‘toofer’. 1982 Record Business 11 Jan. 2/1 Ian Miles..had best-sellers with..a Wout Steenhuis twofer and a Harry Secombe-Moira Anderson album of duets. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020). < n.a1911
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