twopenny

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Having a value or cost of twopence.
2. (not-comparable) Cheap; worthless; petty.

Noun

1. (British, countable, dated) A coin or stamp worth two pence.
2. (British, obsolete, uncountable) Ale sold for two pence per quart.
3. (British, countable, obsolete, slang) A person's head.

Synonyms

sixpenny

threepenny

tuppeny

two-a-penny

twopenny-halfpenny

bad

👎

valueless

worthless

chinchy

unworthy

cheap

inexpensive

trashy

undeserving

Translations

insignificante

infeliç

☹️

insignificant

inútil

miserable

adi

değersiz

inútil

iki peni kıymetinde

Etymology

* From two + penny.
* (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.