twopenny

[ tuhp-uh-nee, too-pen-ee ]

adjective

1. of the amount or value of twopence.
2. costing twopence.
3. of very little value; trifling; worthless.

twopenny

/ ˈtʌpənɪ /

adjective

1. Also: twopenny-halfpenny. cheap or tawdry
2. (intensifier)

   a twopenny damn

3. worth two pence

Word History and Origins

Origin of twopenny¹

First recorded in 1525–35; two + penny

Example Sentences

Our daughter picked her way through a mechanical funhouse, then fed twopenny coins into slot machines.

From Washington Post

In the most common Random House edition, it’s there, it’s final and it’s huge — an inky one-eighth of an inch in diameter, the head of a twopenny nail stabbed into the book.

From New York Times

Over 10 years, Trump's so-called “twopenny plan” adds up to a 27 percent reduction across the board.

From Washington Post

"London, all agape, crowds to the twopenny tube," the Daily Mail reported in the week of its opening.

From The Guardian

They would hold out the town itself as security, a twopenny rate, promises, accommodations, anything.

From Project Gutenberg