Number two

noun

Word Frequency: 1.6

Definitions

1.noun(usually childish) Feces; the act of defecation.

"I need to go number two."

2.nounA first mate.

3.nounA primary assistant; vice-leader.

"After she had shown great promise over the last 10 years, he made her his number two."

4.nounThe batsman who opens alongside the number one, but does not face the first delivery.

5.nounA somewhat small town, between a number one and a number three, where the success of a theatrical performance is unlikely to be very great.

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