tuppenny-ha'penny

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)

(Britain, chiefly derogatory) Very cheap.
You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.

Synonyms

(US) two-bit

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