twofer

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Etymology

Shortened form of two-for-one , that is, two for the price of one (BOGO).

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twofer (plural twofers)

  1. (also attributively) Something sold at a discount of two for the price of one.
    • 2004 October 29, Carol McAlice Currie, “Unposted laws make downtown seem unwelcoming”, in Statesman Journal, volume 152, number 214, Salem, OR, page 1C:
      I dashed into the mall; bought a gift; raced to the card store, snapped up a two-fer gift-bag special and was back in my car in 26 minutes. I could medal in power shopping.
    • 2015 February 18, Ken Bannister, “From Our Perspective: Revisiting the Power of Twofers and Threefers”, in Efficient Plant:
      Thus, it was interesting to see that when the ISO 55001 Asset Management Standard was released last year, it also looks for an asset-management program to deliver its own twofers and threefers.
  2. Something that yields a substantial additional benefit; something that figuratively kills two birds with one stone.
  3. The fashion of wearing long sleeves outside a short-sleeved shirt.
  4. A cabling device used in theatre, allowing two stage lighting instruments to be connected to one dimmer.

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