two-bit

[too-bit] /ˈtuˌbɪt/
adjective, Slang.
1.
costing twenty-five cents.
2.
inferior or unimportant; small-time:
a two-bit actor.
Origin
1795-1805, Americanism
Examples from the web for two-bit
  • US authorities have maintained that he was nothing more than a two-bit snitch.
  • Skills sharpened from overseas deployment overwhelms the two-bit cartels.
  • He has given up the two-bit office with the filing cabinet-no clients-and moved out of his apartment into a rooming house.
British Dictionary definitions for two-bit

two-bit

adjective (prenominal) (slang, mainly US & Canadian)
1.
worth next to nothing; cheap
Word Origin
C20: from the phrase two bits a small sum
Slang definitions & phrases for two-bit

two-bit

adjective

Cheap; tawdry; trivial; tacky: the two-bit bureaucrats/ Congressmen were panic-stricken, running around like two-bit whores

[1929+; literally, worth only two bits]