Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

yennep

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: yen-nep
IPA

11

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

2

Syllables

4

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Obsolete

Example Sentences

"To discover the kind of entertainment, a lad near me and my companion was asked "if there was any flash dancing." With a knowing wink the boy answered "Lots! show their legs and all, prime!" and immediately the boy followed up this information by a request for a "yennep" to get a "tib of occabot.""
"Now what are you two squabblin' over? Oh! Jack's got a yennep, and Jim's iookin' shirty."
""Give me two gen, then, and take the whole bloody tol. I've walked me teef orf afore rouf this mornin', and wot 'ave I got? Two bloody yenneps! I ask yer.""

Etymology

Backslang for penny, with additional e.

Usage

Obsolete

Inflected Forms

yenneps (plural) yenap (alternative)

Phrases

flatch-yennep

Questions

What does yennep mean?: A penny.
Where does yennep come from?: Backslang for penny, with additional e.

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