two-up

Speech parts

1. two-up - Noun

2. two-up - Adjective

3. two-up - Adverb

Meaning

two-up (uncountable)

(Australia, New Zealand, games) A game of chance, played by betting on the outcome of two pennies thrown in the air.

two-up (not comparable)

(of a printed document) Having two document pages per printed page.
Hypernym: N-up

two-up (not comparable)

(manner, of travel on a motorcycle) With two people aboard.
Some of us rode two-up as we travelled in convoy to the beach.

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Examples

By the mid-1930s, all the rituals now associated with the day—dawn vigils, marches, memorial services, reunions, sly two-up games—became part of Australian Anzac Day culture. Source: Internet

The two-up track weapon used in the program is a race-spec, Team Hammer Suzuki 1000 equipped with a passenger pillion, rear-foot pegs, and a second passenger handlebar fixed to the tank. Source: Internet

Tuono V4 1100 Factory stands out technically because of the most refined trio of Öhlins suspension systems and stylistically because of its magnificent tail fairing (approved for two-up) derived from the RSV4. Source: Internet

There were foursomes wins for Andy Smith and Phil Hayward (one-up), John Redden and Mick Potter (two-up, Shaun Holmes and Mike Blakeborough (7&6) and Matt Michael and Scott Vass (4&3) to give the hosts a 4-2 lead at lunch. Source: Internet

"More than anything, however, it was the fairness of the traditional two-up game which gave it its appeal. Source: Internet

However, due to the significance of this tradition, two-up is legal only on Anzac Day. Source: Internet

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