Pennying
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Pennying is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of penny.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of penny.
More Meanings
- (countable, Oxbridge slang, uncommon) An act of pennying, as part of a meal or drinking game.
- (uncountable, Oxbridge slang) 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.
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.
Word Forms
- pennyings
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include centime, cent, priced, sou, franc, dime.
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