<Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up two bits or two - bit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Look up two bits or two - bit in Wiktionary, the free dictionary . </Td> </Tr> <P> "Two bits" or "two bit" continues in general use as a colloquial expression, primarily because of the song catchphrase "Shave and a Haircut, two bits ." As an adjective, "two - bit" can be used to describe something cheap or unworthy . </P> <P> Roger Miller's song "King of the Road" features these lines: Ah, but two hours of pushin' broom buys an / Eight by twelve four - bit room . </P>

Where did the saying two bits come from