tuppence

Significado (Inglês)

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.

Sinônimos

twopence

Traduções

hiç

dos penics

beş para

iki penilik sikke

Pronunciado como (IPA)

/ˈtʌp(ə)ns/

Etimologia (Inglês)

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.