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English
Etymology
From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/, /ˌtʌpni ˈheɪpni/
Adjective
tuppenny-ha'penny (not comparable)
- (UK, Ireland, chiefly derogatory) Very cheap.
You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.
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