Dictionary

twofer en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ˈtufɚ/ (General-American)

Etymology

Shortened form of two-for-one [deal], that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).

Meanings

1. (also, attributive) Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.
   • I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping. 2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:
   • Thus, it was interesting to see that when the ISO 55001 Asset Management Standard was released last year, it also looks for an asset-management program to deliver its own twofers and threefers. 2015 February 18, Ken Bannister, “From Our Perspective: Revisiting the Power of Twofers and Threefers”, in Efficient Plant, archived from the original on 13 Dec 2024:
2. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.
   • Justice Clarence Thomas served up a twofer last week […] 2021 June 22, Jason L. Riley, “Clarence Thomas vs. the Fictional Progressive Narrative”, in The Wall Street Journal:
3. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
4. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

Forms

Relateds

BOGO · threefer · two birds with one stone

Translations (6)

de Doppelangebot (something that yields a substantial additional benefit) · es dupleta (something that yields a substantial additional benefit) · de 2-für-1-Angebot (something that yields a substantial additional benefit) · es doblete (something that yields a substantial additional benefit) · de zwei-für-eins-Angebot (something that yields a substantial additional benefit) · es carambola (something that yields a substantial additional benefit)