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two-four en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /tuˈfɔɹ/
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Etymology

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

Meanings

1. (Canada, slang) A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.
   • “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:
   • 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:

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