two-bit
Not worth much
Two-bit means cheap, petty, or insignificant—dismissive of someone or something's worth.
A two-bit hustler is a minor-league operator.
A two-bit town offers nothing of interest.
The term comes from the old American bit (12½ cents), making two bits a quarter—not much money.
The insult implies someone isn't worth more than that: some two-bit crook with delusions of grandeur.
Low in price
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- third-rateOf poor quality
- low-gradeOf poor quality
substandard · crummy · lousy · shabby · trashy · junky · cut-rate · bargain-basement
Of little significance
- pettyOf little importance
- minorScale with lowered third
- trivialLacking significance or weight
- unimportantLacking significance or weight
inconsequential · negligible · piddling · trifling · nickel-and-dime · penny-ante · bush-league · minor-league
Lacking any value
- patheticArousing scornful pity
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
- despicableMorally worthless, beneath regard
lowlife · no-account · good-for-nothing · bottom-feeder · scummy · low-rent · punk · hoodlum
cheap
Low in price
- shoddyOf poor craftsmanship
- second-rateBelow acceptable standards
- third-rateOf poor quality
low-grade · substandard · crummy · lousy · shabby · trashy · junky · cut-rate · bargain-basement · dime-store
small-time
Of little significance
unimportant · inconsequential · negligible · piddling · trifling · nickel-and-dime · penny-ante · bush-league · minor-league · small-fry
worthless
Lacking any value
- patheticArousing scornful pity
- pitifulArousing sorrowful contempt
- contemptibleDeserving strong disrespect
despicable · lowlife · no-account · good-for-nothing · bottom-feeder · scummy · low-rent · punk · hoodlum · crook
- worthless thingsnot worth a dime, not worth a hill of beans, dime a dozen, good for nothing, piece of junk
- noir slanggumshoe, femme fatale, private eye, shamus, peeper
- losersloser, failure, runner-up, flop, beaten
two-bittop-notch
Of superior quality
first-rate · excellent · superior · world-class · premium
two-bitbig-time
At top professional level
major-league · big-league · heavyweight · important · significant
two-bitlegitimate
Conforming to accepted standards
professional · reputable · established · credentialed · bona fide