tuppenny-ha'penny

/ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni//ˌtʌpni ˈheɪpni/

adjective

Very cheap.

“You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.”

Similar
two-bita dime a dozenten a penny
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Meanings

adjectivetuppenny-ha'penny (not comparable)
  1. IrelandUKderogatorynot comparableVery cheap.

    You’d think he’d lost a Rolex rather than that tuppenny-ha’penny old watch of his.

  2. alternativenot comparableAlternative form of twopenny-halfpenny (“petty, insignificant”).

Synonyms & antonyms

Similar
two-bita dime a dozenten a penny
Also see
two-bit

Origin

From tuppenny + ha’penny, i.e. “worth 2½ (old) pence”.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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