two slips of latinum
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]A play on two cents and its variants. From latinum, which was featured in many episodes of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993–1999) as a precious material used by Ferengi and others as a medium of exchange. Although a liquid in its natural state, it was enclosed for convenience in gold casings of standardized size, called slips.
Noun
[edit]two slips of latinum pl (plural only)
- (idiomatic, Star Trek fandom slang) Synonym of two cents (“one's opinion or thoughts”).
- Synonyms: two slips, two slips' worth
- 1996 February 21, Philip Richard Yabut, “Re: Anyone else for the Star Fleet Academy story?”, in rec.arts.startrek.current[1] (Usenet):
- Hey, at least we don't have an embarrasing royal family here! And don't worry--Pat Buchanan cannot and will not last as a viable candidate. […] Just my two slips of latinum on THAT non-"Trek" matter...
- 1997 December 16, ASCEM, quoting Greywolf the Wanderer, “An Interesting Question, re Slash vs. Gay Fiction”, in alt.startrek.creative.erotica.moderated[2] (Usenet):
- This has been rattling around in my head for a while; I think I'm ready to toss it out for inspection. […] My 2 slips of latinum... Comments and arguments very welcome, y'all...