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Number two
adj, noun, slang
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Adjective
- 1 White, Caucasian. US, not-comparable
Noun
- 1 Feces; the act of defecation. childish, countable, euphemistic, uncountable, usually
"I need to go number two."
- 2 A first mate. countable, slang, uncountable
- 3 A primary assistant; vice-leader. countable, uncountable
"After she had shown great promise over the last 10 years, he made her his number two."
- 4 The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery. countable, uncountable
- 5 A backup player, especially a goalkeeper. countable, uncountable
"Head coach Ruben Amorim will be asked by media on Wednesday who will start in goal for their crucial Europa League quarter-final with Lyon, Onana or United's latest scapegoat, number two Altay Bayindir."
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- 6 A right back. countable, uncountable
"I came down here to cement the number two position, the right back role and I’ve not really managed to do that."
- 7 A somewhat small town, between a number one and a number three, where the success of a theatrical performance is unlikely to be very great. countable, uncountable
- 8 A pencil with hardness level 2. countable, uncountable
"They say you should be able to slip a pencil under your boob and if it doesn’t fall out, you’re too saggy. Shit, I could stick a whole box of number twos under these girls and keep them there until next semester."
- 9 mistress (the other woman in an extramarital relationship, generally including sexual relations) Philippines, countable, uncountable
- 10 Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see number, two. countable, uncountable
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