two of a kind

See also: two-of-a-kind

English

Noun

two of a kind pl (plural only)

1. (literally) Two who are very similar.
   • 1994, Noel Gallagher, “Slide Away”, in Definitely Maybe, performed by Oasis:

     In the morning, we don't know what to do / Two of a kind / We'll find a way to do what we've done

2. (card games) A combination of two cards of the same rank.
3. (card games) A hand in which the best combination is two of a kind.

Synonyms

• two peas in a pod

Translations

two who are very similar

card games: combination

Finnish: pari (fi) Maori: pū rua

card games: hand

Finnish: parikäsi