Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

shove ha'penny

/ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: shove ha'pen-ny
IPA: /ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

26

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

2

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

British usage; Uncountable

Etymology

From shove + ha'penny.

Usage

British usage
Uncountable

Inflected Forms

shove halfpenny (alternative)

Synonyms

push-penny shoffe-grote shovegroat slide-thrift slype groat

Questions

How do you pronounce shove ha'penny?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/.
What does shove ha'penny mean?: A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.
Where does shove ha'penny come from?: From shove + ha'penny.

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