twopenny

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twopenny

A street vendor sells twopenny trinkets from a small cart.

Definition
  1. 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.)
twopenny

A street vendor sells twopenny trinkets from a small cart.

Adjective
  1. of trifling worth

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