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two-four

/tuˈfɔɹ/

two-four noun: a case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.

Noun

two-four (plural two-fours)

  1. (Canada, slang) A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.
    • Happy and me chip in together and buy a two-four of Labatt's plus a couple of bags of potato chips.1980, Sundogs: Stories from Saskatchewan, page 85
    • “Winston, Maxine and I are going to the beer store to buy a two four, would you mind staying here with baby until I get back?”2007, Michell Downey, Beauty and the Beast Within, page 233

Forms of two-four

pluraltwo-fours
alternative formtwo four
alternative form2-4
alternative form24

Origin of two-four

From the two digits used to form the number twenty-four, decimal 24, in place notation.

Phrases with two-four

Questions about two-four

What does two-four mean?
Two-four means a case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.
What part of speech is two-four?
Two-four is a noun.
How do you pronounce two-four?
Two-four is pronounced /tuˈfɔɹ/.
What is the plural of two-four?
The plural of two-four is two-fours.

Words near two-four in the dictionary

  1. two-footed
  2. two-form
  3. two-forms
  4. two-forty
  5. two-forty on a plank road
  6. two-four
  7. two-four time
  8. two-four times
  9. two-fours
  10. two-hand sword
  11. two-hand swords

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