Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twopenny

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.38 in modern English

Syllables: twopen-ny
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Having a value or cost of twopence.

adj

Cheap; worthless; petty.

noun

A coin or stamp worth two pence.

British usage; Countable; Dated

noun

Ale sold for two pence per quart.

British usage; Obsolete; Uncountable

noun

A person's head.

British usage; Countable; Obsolete; Slang

Example Sentences

"A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar-hogs-heads! and then your twopenny marquisates"
"As the door slammed Pete turned to Hally, fuming. "Can you tie that? A little twopenny cold frightening him off.""
"When the Gauls attacked Rome, he hit upon the plan of pelting the soldiers with twopennies to make them believe they had plenty to eat."
""It flew all to pieces; and didn't we get it! But look here, Merry, are you on?" "Yes; tuck in your twopenny." "No springing, mind.""

Etymology

* From two + penny. * (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.

Usage

Inflected Forms

twopennies (plural)

Derived Forms

twopennyworth

Phrases

twopenny-halfpenny twopenny-ha'penny twopenny rope Twopenny Tube

Frequently Paired Words

tuppenny

Synonyms

sixpenny threepenny tuppeny two-a-penny twopenny-halfpenny

Questions

What does twopenny mean?: Having a value or cost of twopence.
Where does twopenny come from?: * From two + penny. * (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.

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