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twofer

[ too-fer ]

noun

, 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. Disparaging. a person who belongs to two minority groups and can satisfy two quotas or appeal to two political constituencies, especially a Black woman who can be counted twice in a position she holds, as fulfilling a racial and a sexual quota.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of twofer1

First recorded in 1885–90; from the phrase two for (the price of one, a nickel, etc.), with final (ər) humorously taken as -er 1; gofer
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Example Sentences

One version included omicron alone, while the other is a twofer, or bivalent, jab that mixes the original formulation with omicron.

In that sense, it's a twofer that could ensnare both Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton.

There was an honest explanation, but the press went for the twofer.

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