tuppenny-ha'penny

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tuppenny-ha'penny

/ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/
/ˌtʌpni ˈheɪpni/

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From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.

adjective

Ireland, UK, derogatory, not comparable Very cheap. You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.
alternative, not comparable Alternative form of twopenny-halfpenny (“petty, insignificant”).

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"tuppenny-ha'penny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tuppenny-ha'penny. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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tuppenny-ha'penny. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tuppenny-ha'penny

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"tuppenny-ha'penny." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tuppenny-ha'penny.

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@misc{tuppenny_ha_penny_2026,
  title = {tuppenny-ha'penny},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tuppenny-ha'penny},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}