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penny gaffs

penny gaffs is the plural of penny gaff.

Meaning of penny gaff

Noun

penny gaff (plural penny gaffs)

  1. (historical) An entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays.
    • My dear sirs, did you actually imagine that one could not follow every clumsy move you made, with Joolby's low comedy tramp and the other two stealing in like a couple of hired assassins in a penny gaff melodrama?1934, Ernest Bramah, The Bravo of London
    Synonyms:
    dukey

Questions about penny gaffs

What is penny gaffs the plural of?
Penny gaffs is the plural of penny gaff.

Words near penny gaffs in the dictionary

  1. penny for them
  2. penny for your thoughts
  3. penny gaff
  4. penny gaffe
  5. penny gaffes
  6. penny gaffs
  7. penny grass
  8. penny in the fusebox
  9. penny loafer
  10. penny loafers
  11. penny mail

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