Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

pennying

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: pen-ny-ing
IPA

14

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of penny

noun

The activity of pennying in general, as part of a meal or drinking game, whereby dropping a penny in a person's drink means that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.

Uncountable

noun

An act of pennying, as part of a meal or drinking game.

Countable

Example Sentences

"The game, in which participants must ‘save the queen' by downing their drink if a penny is dropped into it, is already banned in most dining halls. However, the revelation that permitting pennying is now a criminal offence may mean that even stricter policies will now be enforced."

Usage

Inflected Forms

pennyings (plural)

Questions

What does pennying mean?: present participle and gerund of penny

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