1.Noun, archaic. Plain club soda or selzer.
2.Nown, A term combining frugality and nostalgia. Often associated with Jews since Milton Berle coined the term "for two cents plain."
2.Nown, A term combining frugality and nostalgia. Often associated with Jews since Milton Berle coined the term "for two cents plain."
1. Ol' Billy was the worst sort of customer; he'd order a two cent plain and hassel the ladies all night.
2. For Sal, the plan to build more hydroelectric dams was two cents plain.
2. For Sal, the plan to build more hydroelectric dams was two cents plain.
by WestVal July 26, 2006