penny
To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the doorTo jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
» A penny saved is a penny earned.
Wer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert.
Wer den Pfennig nicht achtet, wird keines Gulden Herr.
Ein Taler, den man gespart hat, den hat man hinzuverdient.
Пенни сбереженное - пенни заработанное.
Копейка рубль бережёт.
Копійка рубль береже.
Зекономив - вважай, що заробив.
Meaning
3 senses(slang)To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.
To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to drop a penny in a person's drink with the expectation that they finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.
You got pennied! Down it, fresher.
Examples
156 sentencesA penny saved is a penny earned.
Копійка рубль береже. — deniko
ruПенни сбереженное - пенни заработанное. — sharptoothed
deWer den Pfennig nicht ehrt, ist des Talers nicht wert. — Espi
How many pennies does it take to make one pound?
Зі скількох пенсів складається один фунт? — deniko
deWie viele Pence geben ein englisches Pfund? — Esperantostern
A bad penny always turns up.
You're not getting a penny from me.
What can you buy for a penny?
Origin
From Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (“penny”), from Proto-WeFrom Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (“penny”), from Proto-West Germanic *panning, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz, of uncertain origin (see that page for theories). Doublet of pfennig and fening.
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Forms
pennies, pennying, pennied, penniedWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle