Tuppence

//ˈtʌp(ə)ns// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Common ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency). Ireland, UK, countable, dated, informal, uncountable

    "Milk has gone up to tuppence ha’penny a pint."

  2. 2
    a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies wordnet
  3. 3
    Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”). Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, idiomatic, uncountable
  4. 4
    The vulva or vagina. Ireland, UK, childish, countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually

    ""Fucksticks!" When some smart-arse bastard gives me my comeuppance / "Fucksticks!" When it’s ages since I’ve seen a lady’s tuppence"

Synonyms

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twopencevaginaa continentala cursea damna darn

Example

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"Forsooth, if this were in a play, I'd want my tuppence back!"

Etymology

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny. Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion.

Related phrases

don't give tuppencenot worth tuppencepenny plain and tuppence colouredtuppence worth

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