Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

have a sixpenny bit up one's backside

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.55 in modern English

Syllables
have a six-pen-ny bit up one's back-side
IPA
61
Scrabble Score
30
Letters
4
Syllables
17
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be over the moon, to be very happy.

Dated; Slang

Example Sentences

Etymology

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Usage

Inflected Forms

has a sixpenny bit up one's backside (present, singular) having a sixpenny bit up one's backside (participle, present) had a sixpenny bit up one's backside (participle, past) had a sixpenny bit up one's backside (past)

Questions

What does have a sixpenny bit up one's backside mean?
To be over the moon, to be very happy.
Where does have a sixpenny bit up one's backside come from?
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