"Two bits" comes from colonial times in America. A Spanish peso was known as a "bit" and two bits made a quarter-dollar. So it is used as an adjective for something cheap, e.g. a two-bit horse is one which is not worth much. Look up "pieces of eight" for more information about colonial money.
2007-10-11 13:34:23
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answered by Howard H 7
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Howard H was very close.
It's not from the peso, but a Spanish coin called a 'piece of eight.' These coins could be broken into eight pieces, or 'bits,' so 'two bits' wasn't worth much.
2007-10-11 20:40:27
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answered by Lonnie P 7
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Two bits is actually twenty-five cents. Two bits, four bits, six bits a dollar--have you never heard this phrase?
2007-10-11 20:39:03
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answered by Anonymous
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I've heard the saying when wanting to get your opinion in or your side of the story, "I wanna get my two bits or (two cents) in".
2007-10-12 01:13:28
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answered by CharJ, 6
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In the old west, "two bits" was a Quarter. Guess it still is.
2007-10-11 20:38:18
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answered by Ava 5
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25 cents
2007-10-11 20:35:39
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answered by lint 6
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Poor Quality, Cheap & nasty, Almost worthless.
2007-10-11 20:45:07
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answered by maharg 3
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One bit is $0.25, so two bits would be $0.50. You may have heard the, "Shave and a haircut...two bits" chant that is frequently knocked on wood. (da-da-da-Da-da.... da-da).
2007-10-11 20:41:21
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answered by infopsychrn 3
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very cheap. "two bits" is an old expression for two coins of money.
2007-10-11 20:34:13
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answered by brian777999 6
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here
http://www.gold-eagle.com/gold_digest_05/stott070705.html
2007-10-11 20:35:21
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answered by The old man 6
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