twopenny

[ tuhp-uh-nee, too-pen-ee ]

adjective

1. of the amount or value of twopence.
2. costing twopence.
3. of very little value; trifling; worthless.

twopenny

/ ˈtʌpənɪ /

adjective

1. Also: twopenny-halfpenny. cheap or tawdry
2. (intensifier)

   a twopenny damn

3. worth two pence

Word History and Origins

Origin of twopenny¹

First recorded in 1525–35; two + penny

Example Sentences

At the best it was a twopenny affair, and never occupied my mind five minutes.

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For think of it: here was no twopenny ride on a clanging tram through naked, unshaded streets before they could reach the sea.

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The Twopenny Tube was the name of one of the first lines of these underground railways.

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Seeing one of my Spectators lying by me, I laid it into one of the scales, and flung a twopenny piece in the other.

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Let me tell you that I refuse to have my home broken up by a twopenny-halfpenny adventurer who takes advantage of a foolish woman.

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