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two-up
[ too-uhp ]
noun
- a game in which two players bet that two tossed coins will land either with matching or nonmatching sides facing up.
two-up
noun
- a gambling game in which two coins are tossed or spun. Bets are made on both coins landing with the same face uppermost
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Word History and Origins
Origin of two-up1
An Americanism dating back to 1930–35
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Example Sentences
"Two-up" and "House" were not then so popular as they became a few months later.
From Project Gutenberg
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