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tuppence
[tuhp-uhns]
tuppence
/ ˈtʌpəns /
noun
a variant spelling of twopence
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In the original Mary Poppins film, the nine year old Michael Banks accidentally starts a bank run by demanding back his tuppence coin.
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"I honestly think they might! They don't actually care tuppence about me!"
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Matt Hancock, the health secretary, offered up his tuppence, saying he felt “physically sick” about Molly’s death.
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Spoiler alert - even with a large spoonful of sugar, it's hard to swallow the idea that investing just tuppence over 25 years could really save the day.
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It lay on the ground beside his last picture and there was tuppence in it.
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