tuppenny

tuppenny
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.


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  • tuppenny-ha'penny — adjective Very cheap. You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny ha’penny old watch of his …   Wiktionary

  • tuppenny — /tup euh nee/, adj. twopenny (defs. 1 3). * * * …   Universalium

  • tuppenny — tup|pen|ny [ tʌpəni ] another spelling of twopenny …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tuppenny — twopenny …   Eponyms, nicknames, and geographical games

  • tuppenny — adjective Brit. variant spelling of twopenny …   English new terms dictionary

  • tuppenny — adjective (only before noun) a British spelling of twopenny …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • tuppenny — UK [ˈtʌp(ə)nɪ] / US [ˈtʌpənɪ] twopenny …   English dictionary

  • tuppenny — tup•pen•ny [[t]ˈtʌp ə ni[/t]] adj. brit. twopenny 1), twopenny 2), twopenny 3) …   From formal English to slang

  • tuppenny — /ˈtʌpəni/ (say tupuhnee) adjective → twopenny …  

  • tuppenny — adj. Brit. = TWOPENNY. Etymology: phonet. spelling …   Useful english dictionary

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