tuppenny
UK/ˈtʌpəni/US/ˈtʌpəni/
tuppenny adjective: literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.
Adjective
tuppenny (not comparable)
- Literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.
- Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Half a pound of treacle.
That’s the way the money goes,
Pop! goes the weasel.a. 1852, anonymous author, Pop Goes the Weasel - Then they went off to prepare for the journey […], Peter filling his six-penny pipe with tuppenny tobacco.1938, Xavier Herbert, chapter XI, in Capricornia, New York: D. Appleton-Century, published 1943, page 184
- Half a pound of tuppenny rice,
Noun
tuppenny (plural tuppennies)
- A coin or stamp worth two pence.
- In the children's game of leapfrog, the head (perhaps named from a tuppenny loaf).
- A Lord High Chancellor is a personage of great dignity, who should never, under any circumstances, place himself in the position of being told to tuck in his tuppenny, except by noblemen of his own rank.1889, W. S. Gilbert, The Gondoliers
Forms of tuppenny
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| alternative form | twopenny |
| Noun | |
| plural | tuppennies |
Words formed from tuppenny
Phrases with tuppenny
Questions about tuppenny
- What does tuppenny mean?
- Tuppenny means literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.
- What part of speech is tuppenny?
- Tuppenny can be an adjective or a noun.
- How do you pronounce tuppenny?
- Tuppenny is pronounced /ˈtʌpəni/ (UK).
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