Noun: tuppenny tú-p(u-)nee
Usage: UK, informal
Usage: Brit, informal
Usage: UK, informal
- A former United Kingdom silver coin; United Kingdom bronze decimal coin worth two pennies
"He tossed a tuppenny into the busker's hat";
- twopence, tuppence [UK, informal]
Usage: Brit, informal
- Of trifling worth; very common or cheap
"The tuppenny millionaire appeared in the crowd";
- twopenny [Brit], tuppeny [Brit, informal], two-a-penny [Brit], twopenny-halfpenny [Brit, informal]
Derived forms: tuppennies
See also: budget, cheap, inexpensive
Type of: coin