| 单词 | twofer |
| 释义 | twofer /tooh"feuhr/, n. 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. a person who belongs to two minority groups and can satisfy two quotas or appeal to two political constituencies, esp. a black woman, who can be counted twice in a position she holds, as fulfilling a racial and a sexual quota. [1885-90; from the phrase two for (the price of one, a nickel, etc.), with final /euhr/ humorously taken as -ER1; cf. GOFER] |
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