Yennep
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Yennep is a noun meaning (obsolete, costermongers) A penny.
Meaning
(obsolete, costermongers) A penny.
Example Sentences
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."
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."
Word Forms
- yenneps
- yenap
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include ninepence, tenpenny, penny, penies, penneth, pennies.
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