Meaning

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

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

  2. (Ireland, UK, childish, countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually)The vulva or vagina.

More definitions
  • a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies

Examples

11 sentences
  1. I couldn't really care tuppence what he thinks.

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  2. Tuppence ordered tea and buttered toast.

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  3. Tuppence's large grey eyes looked misty.

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  4. Well, if you want my tuppence worth, I don't think this plan is really workable.

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  5. A pleasurable thrill of excitement made Tuppence tingle.

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Origin

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny.

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny.

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Forms

plural: tuppences
Singulartuppence
Pluraltuppences

regular

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • a former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies:twopence

Word family

8 related words

See also

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