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tuppenny upright

tuppenny upright noun: a cheap prostitute who offered sex in an alleyway or against a wall, with the man standing and the woman's knees raised.

Noun

tuppenny upright (plural tuppenny uprights)

  1. (UK, obsolete, slang) A cheap prostitute who offered sex in an alleyway or against a wall, with the man standing and the woman's knees raised.

Forms of tuppenny upright

pluraltuppenny uprights

Questions about tuppenny upright

What does tuppenny upright mean?
Tuppenny upright means a cheap prostitute who offered sex in an alleyway or against a wall, with the man standing and the woman's knees raised.
What part of speech is tuppenny upright?
Tuppenny upright is a noun.
What is the plural of tuppenny upright?
The plural of tuppenny upright is tuppenny uprights.

Words near tuppenny upright in the dictionary

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

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