Twopenny

Quick meaning: Twopenny is an adjective meaning Having a value or cost of twopence.

Meaning

Having a value or cost of twopence.

More Meanings

1. Cheap; worthless; petty.
2. (British, countable, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
3. (British, uncountable, obsolete) Ale sold for two pence per quart.
4. (British, countable, slang, obsolete) A person's head.

Example Sentences

As the door slammed Pete turned to Hally, fuming. "Can you tie that? A little twopenny cold frightening him off."

A pretty degree of knighthood, sir, is that which can be bought with sugar-hogs-heads! and then your twopenny marquisates

"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."

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.

Word Forms

• twopennies

Synonyms for twopenny

Depending on context, synonyms include cheap, inexpensive, sixpenny, threepenny, priced, twopenny-halfpenny.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include threepenny, sixpenny, priced, cheap, inexpensive, twopenny-halfpenny.

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