"Put my two cents in" originates from the older "put my two bits in" and has its origin in the game of poker. When playing poker you have to make a small bet before the cards are dealt called an "ante" to begin play in that hand.
This phrase draws an analogy to the poker ante (two bits) and gains your entry into the conversation.
Two bits means one quarter (currently the American twenty five cent piece). This comes from the older term "piece of eight".
Today we have coins minted in different denominations - nickel, dime, and quarter in the U.S. - but this was not always so. Gold and silver coins once served as currency, with the value of the coin equal to the value of the gold or silver contained in the coin. To obtain currency valued at less than a full gold coin, coins would be scored and split into pieces. This is how one would make change so to speak.
Coins could be split into halfs, quarters, and eighths. One eighth of a coin was called a "piece of eight" and also called a "bit". Two pieces of eight is equal to one quarter. Hence "two bits" is a quarter.
This phrase draws an analogy to the poker ante (two bits) and gains your entry into the conversation.
Two bits means one quarter (currently the American twenty five cent piece). This comes from the older term "piece of eight".
Today we have coins minted in different denominations - nickel, dime, and quarter in the U.S. - but this was not always so. Gold and silver coins once served as currency, with the value of the coin equal to the value of the gold or silver contained in the coin. To obtain currency valued at less than a full gold coin, coins would be scored and split into pieces. This is how one would make change so to speak.
Coins could be split into halfs, quarters, and eighths. One eighth of a coin was called a "piece of eight" and also called a "bit". Two pieces of eight is equal to one quarter. Hence "two bits" is a quarter.
Person 1: "....That is just my two cents"
Person 2: "You mean, 'My Two Bits' you moron... by misquoting the phrase, you illustrate just how stupid you are and your opinion should be disregarded."
Person 2: "You mean, 'My Two Bits' you moron... by misquoting the phrase, you illustrate just how stupid you are and your opinion should be disregarded."
by Chris July 22, 2006
Get the two bitsmug. by chris May 13, 2005
Get the beef drapesmug. Did you hear the Portishead album? It's pretty caddy!
Did you see Jimbo dive off that cliff and almost hit the rock? It was caddy!!!
Did you see Jimbo dive off that cliff and almost hit the rock? It was caddy!!!
by CHRIS October 11, 2003
Get the caddymug. The purest form of Speed (Amphetamine) in a thick paste.
Often taken in very small doses… For example pin-head size keeps average person buzzing for approx 12 hours.
Often taken in very small doses… For example pin-head size keeps average person buzzing for approx 12 hours.
I'm totally addicted to bass
Wow woah ho
Totally addicted to bass
Wow woah ho
( Puretone - Addicted to Bass )
Wow woah ho
Totally addicted to bass
Wow woah ho
( Puretone - Addicted to Bass )
by ChRiS February 17, 2005
Get the Bassmug. by Chris June 18, 2005
Get the ring my bellmug. That Plymouth Neon that circles around the mall blasting his music trying to get peoples attention only to be for sale a few weeks later cause the kid got laughed at so much. A car that is constantly neutral dropped and looks like it belongs on mars.
Look out the neon is coming in for a landing! HAHA thats so rice
All of that extra stuff on that civic makes it weigh so much more..I was in his car once and he had the pedal mashed to the floor and the stock 4 door civic with the old guy in it still passed him. Its so rice.
He gets worse gas mileage in his 4000 pound civic automatic.
All of that extra stuff on that civic makes it weigh so much more..I was in his car once and he had the pedal mashed to the floor and the stock 4 door civic with the old guy in it still passed him. Its so rice.
He gets worse gas mileage in his 4000 pound civic automatic.
by Chris April 08, 2005
Get the Ricermug. by Chris April 15, 2005
Get the bollemug.