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    twopenny-halfpenny
    /ˌtʌp(ə)nɪˈheɪpni/

    adjective

    • 1. not worthy of consideration or respect; worthless or unimportant: informal British "a twopenny-halfpenny dictator"

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  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › twopennyTwopenny-halfpenny Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of TWOPENNY-HALFPENNY is of the value of or costing twopence halfpenny.

  4. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › twopenny-halfpennytwopenny-halfpenny - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Feb 4, 2024 · twopenny - halfpenny (not comparable) (dated, informal) Petty, insignificant. Poor devil, he's gone to the dogs altogether. He's got some job in the medical at Alexandria—sanitary officer or something like that. I'm told he lives with an ugly old Greek woman and has half a dozen scrofulous kids. Categories:

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › twopenny-halfpennyTwopenny-halfpenny - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

    twopenny-halfpenny. Definitions of twopenny-halfpenny. adjective. of trifling worth. synonyms: sixpenny, threepenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny. cheap, inexpensive. relatively low in price or charging low prices.

  6. www.collinsdictionary.com › twopenny-halfpennyDefinition of 'twopenny-halfpenny' - Collins Online Dictionary

    4 meanings: informal, especially British → a variant form of twopenny (sense 1) mainly British 1. Also: twopenny-halfpenny..... Click for more definitions.

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › twopenny-halfpenny_adjtwopenny-halfpenny adjective - Oxford English Dictionary

    There is one meaning in OED's entry for the adjective twopenny-halfpenny. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › twopenny-halfpennytwopenny-halfpenny - The Free Dictionary

    1. twopenny-halfpenny - of trifling worth. sixpenny, tuppeny, two-a-penny, twopenny, threepenny. cheap, inexpensive - relatively low in price or charging low prices; "it would have been cheap at twice the price"; "inexpensive family restaurants".

  9. www.wordsense.eu › twopenny-halfpennytwopenny-halfpenny: meaning - WordSense

    two-penny-half-penny. Pronunciation. IPA: /ˌtʌpni ˈheɪpni/. Adjective. twopenny - halfpenny (not comparable) Petty, insignificant. 1899, Joseph Conrad, Heart of Darkness, section 1. Good heavens! and I was going to take charge of a two-penny-half-penny river-steamboat with a penny whistle attached!