number two

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Noun

number two (plural number twos)

(euphemistic, usually childish) Feces; the act of defecation.
I need to go number two.
(nautical, slang) A first mate.
A primary assistant; vice-leader.
After she had shown great promise over the last 10 years, he made her his number two.
(cricket) The batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery.
(theater) 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.

Synonyms

(piece of shit): See Thesaurus:feces
(act of shitting): See Thesaurus:defecation

Coordinate terms

(defecation): number one

Translations

feces or defecation euphemism — See also translations at feces,‎ defecation

Dutch: ("big errand") grote boodschap
Finnish: iso hätä
French: grosse commission (fr) ("big errand")
Greek: χοντρό (el) n (chontró)

Japanese: 大 (ja) (dai)
Portuguese: número dois m
Russian: большо́е де́ло n (bolʹšóje délo), больша́я нужда́ f (bolʹšája nuždá)

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