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tuppenny uprights

tuppenny uprights is the plural of tuppenny upright.

Meaning of tuppenny upright

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.

Questions about tuppenny uprights

What is tuppenny uprights the plural of?
Tuppenny uprights is the plural of tuppenny upright.

Words near tuppenny uprights in the dictionary

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

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