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tuppenny-ha'penny

/ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/

tuppenny-ha'penny adjective: very cheap. Also the alternative form of twopenny-halfpenny.

Adjective

tuppenny-ha'penny (not comparable)

  1. (Ireland, UK, derogatory) Very cheap.
    • You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.

Also used as

tuppenny-ha'penny is also the alternative form of twopenny-halfpenny.

Synonyms of tuppenny-ha'penny

Origin of tuppenny-ha'penny

From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.

Questions about tuppenny-ha'penny

What does tuppenny-ha'penny mean?
Tuppenny-ha'penny means very cheap.
What part of speech is tuppenny-ha'penny?
Tuppenny-ha'penny is an adjective.
How do you pronounce tuppenny-ha'penny?
Tuppenny-ha'penny is pronounced /ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/.

Words near tuppenny-ha'penny in the dictionary

  1. tuppenceworth
  2. tuppennies
  3. tuppenny
  4. tuppenny upright
  5. tuppenny uprights
  6. tuppenny-ha'penny
  7. Tupper
  8. Tupper Lake
  9. Tupper's self-referential formula
  10. Tupperesque
  11. Tupperian

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