"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. Being so stupidly excited about something that you grind your teeth, like a racehorse does when being ridden.
"I'm champing at the bit for this party."
"I thought the phrase was 'chomping at the bit'."
"It's not. You're an idiot."
"I thought the phrase was 'chomping at the bit'."
"It's not. You're an idiot."
by Bob Sloblaw April 24, 2019
Get the champing at the bitmug. by ~Rosie July 20, 2008
Get the Wrinkly Bitsmug. it's sundar bahlabalabamasurian... my ee306 ta.
as you can probably see he is indian, and and when he says togle bit, it sounds like he just chewed out his tounge and spat out the pieces...
also...if you togle somebody's bit it means that you change it from 1 to 0 or the opposite.. it's like having nasty gay anal sex with a guy.
as you can probably see he is indian, and and when he says togle bit, it sounds like he just chewed out his tounge and spat out the pieces...
also...if you togle somebody's bit it means that you change it from 1 to 0 or the opposite.. it's like having nasty gay anal sex with a guy.
by p00nchasta July 21, 2004
Get the toggle bitmug. "She's into Twilight and other bit lit. She's too wierd for chick lit but not wierd enough for clit lit!"
by gillfish May 11, 2010
Get the Bit Litmug. by MsSnoop May 28, 2010
Get the Titty Bitmug. by jamie_ledge September 5, 2008
Get the bit offtapmug.