threepenny
/'θrepəni/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Of trifling worth; having very little value or importance: Describes something considered cheap, insignificant, or of poor quality.
- Used of nail size; 1 1/8 inches long: A specific technical designation for a nail's length in some measurement systems.
Examples of Usage
- Adjective (Value):
- He bought a threepenny trinket from the market stall.
- Her opinion was dismissed as a threepenny thought.
- Adjective (Nail Size):
- For this job, you'll need a box of threepenny nails.
Advanced Usage
- "Not worth a threepenny bit": An idiom emphasizing that something is utterly worthless.
- His promise isn't worth a threepenny bit.
- "Threepenny opera": A famous work by Bertolt Brecht and Kurt Weill, where the term evokes themes of cheapness and the underworld.
- The themes in 'The Threepenny Opera' critique bourgeois society.
Variants and Related Words
- Threepence (n): A former British coin worth three old pence.
- He found an old threepence in his grandfather's drawer.
- Threepenny bit (n): The specific coin worth three pence.
- The threepenny bit was a small, twelve-sided coin.
Synonyms
- Cheap: Low in price and quality.
- Trifling: Of little value or importance.
- Paltry: Ridiculously or insultingly small.
Antonyms
- Valuable: Worth a great deal of money or importance.
- Precious: Of great value; not to be wasted or treated carelessly.
Related Idioms
- "Not care/give a threepenny damn": To not care at all.
- I don't give a threepenny damn what they think.
Adjective
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of trifling worth
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used of nail size; 1 1/8 in long
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