What is Two Cent Plain?
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1.Noun, archaic. Plain club soda or selzer.
2.Nown, A term combining frugality and nostalgia. Often associated with Jews since Milton Berle coined the term "for two cents plain."
1. Ol' Billy was the worst sort of customer; he'd order a two cent plain and hassel the ladies all night.
2. For Sal, the plan to build more hydroelectric dams was two cents plain.
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