English Explanatory Dictionary

twopenny

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. Having a value or cost of twopence.
  2. Cheap; worthless; petty.
noun
  1. A coin or stamp worth two pence.
  2. Ale sold for two pence per quart.
  3. A person's head.

Word forms

twopenny twopennies

Etymology

* From two + penny. * (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.

Related words

tuppenny

Derived words

twopenny-halfpenny twopenny-ha'penny twopenny rope Twopenny Tube
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