tuppence

Significado (Inglés)

  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.

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Traducciones

dos penics

beş para

iki penilik sikke

Frecuencia

25k
Pronunciado como (IPA)
/ˈtʌp(ə)ns/
Etimología (Inglés)

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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