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four by two 

Cockney Rhyming slang. A person of the jewish faith. Derivation 'Four by two' = jew.
"I didn't know Moisha was a four by two"

"Yeah, might be a tight bastard, but at least he isn't from Bedford"
four by two by STePPeNWoLFe September 10, 2006

Two Four 

A case of beer, containing 24 cans, hence, two four
Jack went to the party with a two four, and ended up chundering all over the dining room table
Two Four by The Sarge July 31, 2003

two four 

1. A case of 24 beer cans or beer bottles.

2. The May Two-Four which is the May long weekend celebrated on the 4th Monday of May - near May 24th (Victoria Day) in Canada, New Zealand, and Australia.
1. Can you pick me up a two four from the store?

2. What are you doing for the May two four? Heading up to the cottage?
two four by Nenuial May 27, 2006

Canadian two-four 

Especially in Ontario, the capacity of the cardboard case purchased from an Ontario Beer Store; there are TWENTY-FOUR bottles (not cans) in the case.
Doug: hey Bob, it's your turn to go to the Beer Store, to buy a Canadian two-four -- while you're up, get me a L.I.P. grant and some Canadian, of course bacon.

May Two-Four 

Queen Victoria's birth day, May 24th, is a statutory holiday in Canada and the first long weekend since Easter. It is the traditional weekend during which one opens 'the camp' (cottage), and signifies the start of summer (and Blackfly season) in Canada. The reference to 'two-four' rather than 'twenty-fourth' is a Canadian inside joke refering to the obligatory case(s) of 24 bottles of beer, or 'two-fours' required to celebrate the opening of the camp and to steel one's courage against the blackflies and the mice that will have settled into the camp since it was closed in the fall.
"Did ya go to the Beer Store and get a couple of two-fours for camp? It's May two-four, eh, and there'll be a lineup!"
May Two-Four by KAL May 25, 2004

two-four 

(Noun) A case of beer consisting of 24 bottles. Usually enough for one or two Canadians. "Case" or "Box" are seldom used in lieu of two-four. Popularly consumed with a candle light dinner.
Wife: "How's the Kraft Dinner, eh?"
Husband: "Good there. Would ya mind gettin us a couple more Moosehead outta the two-four? It's in the snowbank on the left, eh?"
two-four by Eatthebottles April 21, 2004