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tuppence

English

Pronunciation

Noun

tuppence (countable and uncountable, plural tuppences)

  1. (Britain, informal, dated) Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).
    Milk has gone up to tuppence ha'penny a pint.
    • 1909, W. W. Jacobs, "Prize Money," in Sailor's Knots,
      In less than four days twenty-three men had paid their tuppences to Henery, who 'ad been made the seckitary.
  2. (Britain, idiomatic) Opinion.
  3. (Britain, slang, usually childish) Vulva or vagina.

Derived terms

  • penny plain and tuppence coloured
  • don't give tuppence
  • not worth tuppence
  • tuppence worth

See also

  • tuppenny
  • threepence

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eightpence

English

Etymology

eight +? pence

Noun

eightpence (plural eightpences)

  1. (historical, numismatics) A former coin worth eight pence; the monetary amount of eight pence.

Related terms

  • tuppence
  • threepence
  • fourpence
  • sixpence

eightpence From the web:

  • what does eightpence mean
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