two-bit \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\adjective Etymology:two bits 1.: of the value of two bits < a two-bit cigar > 2.: of small worth or importance : trifling, petty, small-time < the attitude of a lot of the big cattlemen was that the two-bit ranchers were a nuisance — Bruce Siberts & W.D.Wyman >