two cents

noun — 2 senses

two cents

noun
1

Colloquial, Idiomatic One's opinion or thoughts.

  • That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like.
2

Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand, US, Colloquial, Idiomatic A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.

  • That car won't last a week, it's not worth two cents.
Derived terms
two cents' worth
Related terms
for my money

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