tuppenny-ha'penny en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/
- /ˌtʌpni ˈheɪpni/
Etymology
From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.
Meanings
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(Ireland, UK, derogatory, not-comparable) Very cheap.
You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.
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(alt-of, alternative, not-comparable) Alternative form of twopenny-halfpenny (“petty, insignificant”).
alt of twopenny-halfpenny