Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

two-four

/tuˈfɔɹ/

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: 5.43 in modern English

Syllables: two--four
IPA: /tuˈfɔɹ/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.

Canadian usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"Happy and me chip in together and buy a two-four of Labatt's plus a couple of bags of potato chips."
"“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?”"

Etymology

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

Usage

Inflected Forms

two-fours (plural) two four (alternative) 2-4 (alternative) 24 (alternative)

Questions

How do you pronounce two-four?: The recorded pronunciation is /tuˈfɔɹ/.
What does two-four mean?: A case of twenty-four bottles or cans of beer.
Where does two-four come from?: From the two digits used to form the number twenty-four, decimal 24, in place notation.

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