two-four

noun

two-four

noun

/tuˈfɔɹ/

Etymology From the two digits used to form the number twenty-four, decimal 24, in place notation.

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Canada, Slang A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.

  • Happy and me chip in together and buy a two-four of Labatt's plus a couple of bags of potato chips.1980, Sundogs: Stories from Saskatchewan, page 85:
  • “Winston, Maxine and I are going to the beer store to buy a two four, would you mind staying here with baby until I get back?”2007, Michell Downey, Beauty and the Beast Within, page 233:

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