Twopenny

Word TWOPENNY
Character 8
Hyphenation two pen ny
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Twopenny"

What do we mean by twopenny?

Worth or costing two pennies. adjective

Cheap; worthless. adjective

Of the value of twopence; hence, mean; vulgar; of little worth.

A kind of beer or ale, so called because originally sold at twopence a quart. noun

Of the value of twopence. adjective

Having a value or cost of twopence. adjective

Of trifling worth adjective

A coin or stamp worth two pence.

Ale sold for two pence per quart.

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The word "twopenny" in example sentences

You should have learned by now, you are in a dictatorship where the “Government” does not give a twopenny TOSS about what the VOTERS think, let alone the police, who have been the arch enemy of these scrotes in suits attending Parliament to get their expenses, since they were wee wankers on CND, anti fur, anti bloody EVERYTHING walks (only men of honour MARCH) in the 70s. ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

Von Brandenburg-Preußen. on January 18, 2009 at 7: 37 am | Reply Von Spreuth xxx does not give a twopenny TOSS about what the VOTERS think, let alone the police, who have been the arch enemy of these scrotes in suits attending Parliament to get their expenses, since they were wee wankers on CND, anti fur, anti bloody EVERYTHING walks (only men of honour MARCH) in the 70s. xxx ❋ Inspector Gadget (2009)

They don't give a twopenny toss for the country or 'building a future'. ❋ Unknown (2009)

However, one very reputable firm did issue a twopenny weekly which sought to emulate the Gernsback touch and, when it transpired that all its readers were not errand boys, tried to make itself more respectable, only to fall dismally and wind up altogether. ❋ Chris Perridas (2008)

Empty out this ruddy twopenny jam tin, juldi karo. ❋ Anuradha Roy (2008)

Robin thus seated, proceeded to light his pipe, and call for a pint of twopenny. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Then the decay of the village itself, which had formerly contained a set of feuars and bonnet-lairds, who, under the name of the Chirupping Club, contrived to drink twopenny, qualified with brandy or whisky, at least twice or thrice a-week, was some small loss. ❋ Unknown (2008)

And on Sundays, when we had a quart of twopenny ale, instead of butter-milk, to our porridge, it was always served up in a silver posset-dish. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Mrs. Tibbs resumed her occupation of making worsted lattice – work in the carpet, anxiously listening to the twopenny postman, who was hammering his way down the street, at the rate of a penny a knock. ❋ Unknown (2007)

However, the good folks of Clapham and its vicinity stood very much in awe of scandal and sarcasm; and thus Mrs. Joseph Porter was courted, and flattered, and caressed, and invited, for much the same reason that induces a poor author, without a farthing in his pocket, to behave with extraordinary civility to a twopenny postman. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Felix, then, is a young gentleman who lives at home with his mother, just within the twopenny – post office circle of three miles from St. Martin – le – Grand. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Dodger — the Artful Dodger — going abroad for a common twopenny – halfpenny sneeze – box! ❋ Unknown (2007)

It was computed by an experienced arithmetician, that there was as much twopenny ale consumed on the discussion as would have floated a first-rate man-of-war. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Mr. Snodgrass was affected, but he undertook the delivery of the note as readily as if he had been a twopenny postman. ❋ Unknown (2007)

‘And pray, Sam, what is the twopenny rope?’ inquired Mr. Pickwick. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Rastignac had seen you the evening before at the Bouffons; we took courage again, and made it a point of honor to find out whether you were roosting in a tree in the Champs – Elysees, or in one of those philanthropic abodes where the beggars sleep on a twopenny rope, or if, more luckily, you were bivouacking in some boudoir or other. ❋ Unknown (2007)

Firkin a twopenny-halfpenny present, accompanied it with so many compliments, that the twopence-half-penny was transmuted into gold in the heart of the grateful waiting-maid, who, besides, was looking forwards quite contentedly to some prodigious benefit which must happen to her on the day when Mrs. Bute came into her fortune. ❋ Unknown (2006)

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