twopenny
/'tʌpni/
Definition
- Adjective:
- Of very little value or importance; cheap or insignificant: Describes something that costs only two pence (a historical British coin of low value) or, by extension, something considered trivial, worthless, or of poor quality.
Usage Examples
- Adjective:
- He bought a twopenny pamphlet from the street vendor. (He bought a very cheap pamphlet from the street vendor.)
- Her opinion was dismissed as twopenny advice from an amateur. (Her opinion was dismissed as worthless advice from an amateur.)
- In those days, you could get a twopenny loaf of bread. (In those days, you could get a very inexpensive loaf of bread.)
Advanced Usage
- "not worth a twopenny damn": An idiom meaning completely worthless or of no value whatsoever.
- His promises aren't worth a twopenny damn. (His promises are completely worthless.)
Variants and Related Words
- Twopenny-halfpenny (adj., chiefly British, archaic): An emphatic form meaning extremely cheap or insignificant.
- They lived in a twopenny-halfpenny cottage. (They lived in a very cheap and insignificant cottage.)
- Tuppenny (adj.): A common variant spelling of "twopenny."
Synonyms
- Cheap: Low in price.
- Trifling: Of little value or importance.
- Paltry: Ridiculously or insultingly small.
- Worthless: Having no real value or use.
Related Phrases
- Twopenny tube (noun, historical, British slang): A colloquial name for the Central London Railway, opened in 1900, where a flat fare of two pence was originally charged.
Related Idioms
- "not care/give a twopenny toss": To not care at all.
- I don't give a twopenny toss what they think. (I don't care at all what they think.)
Adjective
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of trifling worth
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