fippenny bit

[ fip-uh-nee, fip-nee ]

noun

1. the Spanish half real, the value of which was about six cents.

Word History and Origins

Origin of fippenny bit¹

1795–1805, Americanism; assimilated variant of five-penny bit

Example Sentences

"You could n't venter nothin' that would n't be to your credit,—I 'll vouch a fippenny bit on that!"

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I wouldn't give a fippenny bit for a man no other girl wanted.

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The calomel is a fippenny bit; the goods is four shillin', but I don't suppose she'll want to pay for them.

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They don't care a fippenny bit about the negro.

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