adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1. 1
   Very cheap. Ireland, UK, derogatory, not-comparable

   "You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his."

Synonyms

All synonyms

a dime a dozenten a pennytwo-bit

Example

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"You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his."

Etymology

From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.

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