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  1. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › twopenny-halfpennyDefinition of 'twopenny-halfpenny' - Collins Online Dictionary

    Jun 15, 2024 · 4 meanings: informal, especially British → a variant form of twopenny (sense 1) mainly British 1. Also: twopenny-halfpenny..... Click for more definitions.

  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twopenny-halfpennyTwopenny-halfpenny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TWOPENNY-HALFPENNY is of the value of or costing twopence halfpenny.

  3. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › twopenny-halfpennytwopenny-halfpenny - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 4, 2024 · twopenny - halfpenny (not comparable) ( dated, informal) Petty, insignificant . Categories: English terms with IPA pronunciation. English lemmas. English adjectives. English uncomparable adjectives. English multiword terms. English dated terms.

  4. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twopenny-halfpennyTwopenny-halfpenny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    Definitions of twopenny-halfpenny. adjective. of trifling worth. synonyms: sixpenny, threepenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny. cheap, inexpensive. relatively low in price or charging low prices. Cite this entry. Style: MLA.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'tuppenny-ha'penny' - Collins Online Dictionary

    5 meanings: → a variant spelling of twopenny-halfpenny informal, especially British → a variant form of twopenny (sense 1).... Click for more definitions.

  6. www.oed.com › dictionary › twopenny-halfpenny_adjtwopenny-halfpenny adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    Factsheet. What does the adjective twopenny-halfpenny mean? There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective twopenny-halfpenny. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence. Entry status. OED is undergoing a continuous programme of revision to modernize and improve definitions. This entry has not yet been fully revised.

  7. www.wordsense.eu › twopenny-halfpennytwopenny-halfpenny: meaning - WordSense

    Adjective. twopenny - halfpenny ( not comparable) Petty, insignificant. 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, section 1. Good heavens! and I was going to take charge of a two-penny-half-penny river-steamboat with a penny whistle attached!