two cents
(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, idiomatic, colloquial) A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
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Exactly👇🏾 while part of me believes this is a trump/kushner transaction war that Included Netanyahu's two cents.
Canadian drivers at the pump are facing even higher gas prices Wednesday after the morning’s national average ticked up to $1.91 per litre, more than two cents higher than the day before.
I can’t stand that she thinks she has all the answers. Always putting in her two cents.
I was just leaving my two cents lol I got your meaning
Everyone's bodies work differently, but this is my two cents after so many years of con parties 😝 avoiding sugar and KEEPING TRACK OF HOW MUCH YOU DRINK is key imo
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(US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Ireland, idiomatic, colloquial) A nearly worthless amount, alluding to placing a copper penny on each of the eyelids of a pauper's or slave's body before burial.
That car won't last a week, it's not worth two cents.
“My two cents on the Blake Lively vs Justin Baldoni situation.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Adding in my two cents as someone who has both been the person not getting the help they need, and also as the friend to people doing the same for years who got burnt the fuck out”
— Bluesky· May 2026“My two cents on THE ODYSSEY accents: if you're doing a well-known epic story and your take doesn't necessitate integrating specific accents into the performances, just let actors use their natural accents. This message brought to you by Scorsese. genrevision.com/posts/last-t...”
— Bluesky· May 2026“There are some artist books out there that might be able to help you out on that. Plus a little facial experimentation can help, too. Just my two cents, though. I’m artistically impaired.”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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(idiomatic, colloquial) One's opinion or thoughts.
That's just my two cents, you can believe what you like.
“Exactly👇🏾 while part of me believes this is a trump/kushner transaction war that Included Netanyahu's two cents.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Canadian drivers at the pump are facing even higher gas prices Wednesday after the morning’s national average ticked up to $1.91 per litre, more than two cents higher than the day before.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I can’t stand that she thinks she has all the answers. Always putting in her two cents.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“I was just leaving my two cents lol I got your meaning”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Everyone's bodies work differently, but this is my two cents after so many years of con parties 😝 avoiding sugar and KEEPING TRACK OF HOW MUCH YOU DRINK is key imo”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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