shove ha'penny

/ˌʃʌv ˈheɪp(ə)ni/

noun

A game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

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Meanings

nounshove ha'penny (uncountable)

alternative shove halfpenny

  1. UKuncountableA game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

    Synonyms: push-penny, shoffe-grote, shovegroat, slide-thrift, slype groat

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA game, traditionally played in pubs in Great Britain, in which players attempt to push coins so that they land between marked boundaries.

Similar
push-pennyshoffe-groteshovegroatslide-thriftslype groat
Also see
push-pennyshuffleboard

Origin

From shove + ha'penny.

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shove ha'penny. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20ha'penny

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“shove ha'penny.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20ha'penny. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “shove ha'penny,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/shove%20ha'penny.

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