Definition of the ones and twos

ones and twos, the

noun

• a DJ's turntables.

  Last edited on Jul 25 2010. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 21 2009.

• "Ones and twos" is a cockney slang term for shoes.
  
  "I'm hurrying to get dressed but I can't find my ones and twos.

  Last edited on Jun 17 2017. Submitted by Anonymous on Jun 17 2017.

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AAB	Definitions include: acronym for "assault and battery".
Abel and Cain	Definitions include: "rain".
Adam and Eve	Definitions include: Cockney rhyme for ''believe''.
all bark and no bite	Definitions include: to talk a lot but never take action.
all fingers and thumbs	Definitions include: clumsy.
all that and a bag of chips	Definitions include: better than all that.
all that and a bag of Fritos	Definitions include: the best.
all wind and piss	Definitions include: without substance; all talk and no action.
an arm and a leg	Definitions include: a lot of money.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
and a half	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and all that jazz	Definitions include: et cetera.
and a quarter	Definitions include: used to indicate an extreme condition or an excessive amount.
and change	Definitions include: a quantity between 1 and one order of magnitude lower than the quantity previously mentioned.
and how	Definitions include: interjection of agreement.
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Other terms relating to 'one':
1	Definitions include: "goodbye".
1 Mo' 'gain	Definitions include: Slang for the phrase " Once More, Again". Compare to: 1 more time, Repeat , Replay,or Restart. Example: The studio producer said "Imma need y'all to do that [1 Mo''gain]. Ok 1, 2, 3, GO!!!
516	Definitions include: a "Long Island Ice Tea" (also called a "Long Island Iced Tea") which is a strong alcoholic mixed drink.
A-1	Definitions include: the best.
and 1	Definitions include: to get fouled in basketball and make the basket
back one out	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
back to square one	Definitions include: to go back to the beginning.
Bash one's skull in	Definitions include: To beat someone up, inflict head injury
big one	Definitions include: $1,000.
bite the big one	Definitions include: to die or to get killed.
BOGO	Definitions include: "buy one get one" free.
catch the fair one	Definitions include: to fight.
coil one	Definitions include: to defecate.
cold one	Definitions include: a beer.
crack one off	Definitions include: to masturbate.
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Other terms relating to 'the':
101 scoop, the	Definitions include: the real information or the proof, instruction, the know how, where, when, and why about something or someone.
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
3rd degree, the	Definitions include: interrogation.
3 sheets to the wind	Definitions include: extremely intoxicated
411, the	Definitions include: information.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
about the size of it	Definitions include: a good estimate.
ace in the hole	Definitions include: a secret advantage.
across the board	Definitions include: inclusive.
add fuel to the fire	Definitions include: to make a bad situation worse.
against the clock	Definitions include: with the amount of time left to finish a task rapidly disappearing.
ahead of the curve	Definitions include: having an opinion or belief prior to it becoming common or popular.
aim Archie at the adamant	Definitions include: of a male, to urinate.
ain't no fun when the rabbit got the gun	Definitions include: Someone being butthurt over having something, they do to others regularly, done to the them
a little on the side	Definitions include: secret sexual activity with a person other than one's partner.
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Other terms relating to 'two':
10-2 2-10	Definitions include: an unattractive female met while drinking alcohol at a bar, and then taken back to one's residence to spend the night.
2	Definitions include: "to".
2-10, the	Definitions include: walking, generally as opposed to driving.
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.	Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting.
Adding your two cent	Definitions include: Slang for adding your opinion of something or someone without being asked for your opinion.
a dog with two d*cks	Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate.
Aztec two step	Definitions include: diarrhea.
banshee two-step, the	Definitions include: suffering a bout of diarrhea so chronic that you only manage a scream and 2 steps before it starts to run down your leg.
general, two colonels	Definitions include: penis and testicles.
give two sh*ts	Definitions include: to care.
go number 2	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
go number two	Definitions include: to defecate; "poop".
goody two-shoes	Definitions include: an extremely well-behaved person.
hotter than two mice f*cking in a wool sock	Definitions include: Very hot outside.
it takes two to tango.	Definitions include: "Both people involved in a bad situation are to be blamed."
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