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The meaning of "two and eight"
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Two and eight
"
Meaning:
Cockney rhyming slang for state.
Example:
His clothes were awry and he'd lost one of his shoes - he was in a right two and eight.
Where did it originate?:
Britain
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Where is it used?:
Mostly Britain.
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