Meaning of number 2 pencil | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A pencil which produces a specific shade of dark gray, often required for test-taking and the completion of official forms.
   Philippines, US
2. A standard, ordinary pencil; one which is not colored or mechanical or in any other way unusual.
   US

Examples

“I snapped to rigid attention when the teacher barked, "Clear your desks, get⟳ your number⟳ two pencils out, and get⟳ ready for your exam." Exam! What exam?”

“You shall not, I repeat⟳, not, touch⟳ them with your finely sharpened number-two pencils or any other marking instrument until you are explicitly told to do so.”

“In using this system, absentee voters were instructed to mark⟳ their ballots with number⟳ two pencils. The optical scanner rejected ballots which were marked with instruments other than number⟳ two pencils.”

“"Mrs. Landry, I forgot to bring⟳ my number⟳ two pencils! Does that mean⟳ I flunk this test⟳?" Big tears filled Joey's eyes.”

“How would that yellow number⟳ 2 pencil look⟳ as an ornament, inserted through a pierced ear-lobe or nasal septum?”

“Stand⟳ back as we attempt⟳ to capture⟳ and charm the most poisonous lead⟳ on your desk — the diamondback Number⟳ 2 pencil!”

“I do the actual writing on my computer, of course, but I find⟳ that jotting down notes with a number⟳ 2 pencil gets my brain working in a new way, helps me see⟳ the facts from a different angle.”

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