tuppence

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. (Ireland, UK, countable, dated, informal, uncountable) Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).
  2. (Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, idiomatic, uncountable) Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”).
  3. (Ireland, UK, childish, countable, euphemistic, slang, uncountable, usually) The vulva or vagina.

Συνώνυμα

Μεταφράσεις

dos penics

beş para

iki penilik sikke

Συχνότητα

25k
Προφέρεται ως (IPA)
/ˈtʌp(ə)ns/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny. Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion.

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