twos

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UK/tuːz/UK[tʰu̟ːz]US/tuz/US[tʰu̟z]

noun

The age of two; two years old.

“Twos are the hardest year on parents.”

UncommonScrabble 7

Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of two.

    The people arrived in twos and threes.

    1 more example

    It's odd there were no twos in the winning lottery numbers.

  2. The age of two; two years old.

    Twos are the hardest year on parents.

    1 more example

    The boy in his twos is just learning to walk.

nountwos pl (plural only)
  1. UKpluralplural onlyslangThe cells located on the first floor.
nountwos pl (plural only)
  1. pluralplural onlyslangcard gamesA pair of twos.

    Synonyms: deuces, ducks

  2. pluralplural onlyhobbiesA reserves team.
verbtwos (third-person singular simple present twoss, present participle twosing, simple past and past participle twosed)

present singular third person twoss · participle present twosing · participle past twosed · past twosed

  1. Multicultural London EnglishtransitiveTo share a cigarette with someone after smoking half of it.

    Tell bro “make sure you twos that, yute!”

    2020 July 3, “Lightwork Freestyle”, Y.CB of 7th (lyrics)
    1 more example

    With a lump in your throat, she won’t understand Twos on a cigarette and talk blah-blah

    2007 January 29, “Pacemaker” (track 8), in Jamie T (lyrics), Panic Prevention

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA pair of twos.

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Translations

Finnish kakkospari
  • kakkosparipair of twos
Russian дво́йки
  • дво́йки (dvójki)plural of 'two'
Swedish tvåor, tvåor
  • tvåorplural of 'two'
  • tvåorpair of twos

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Cite this entry
APA

twos. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twos

MLA

“twos.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twos. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twos,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twos.

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