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What (who) is tuppence - definition
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Tuppence (disambiguation); Tuppence
tuppence
¦ noun Brit. variant spelling of twopence.
tuppence
In Britain, tuppence was two old pence. (INFORMAL)
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Twopence (disambiguation)
Twopence or tuppence may refer to:
- Two pence (or pennies) in British coinage, or the specific coins:
- Twopence (British pre-decimal coin)
- Two pence (British decimal coin)
- Tuppence (detective), a recurring character in the works of Agatha Christie
- Tuppence Middleton, an English actress
- 'Tuppence' Moran, a nickname for Desmond Moran, member of the Moran family of Melbourne-based criminals
- My two penn'orth, an idiomatic expression
Examples of use of tuppence
1. Few people care tuppence about their neighbours, nice or nasty.
2. "Everyone else is putting in their tuppence worth as they‘re quite entitled to do," he said.
3. "It makes it much more difficult to operate strategically if every school gets tuppence halfpenny," he says.
4. The first adhesive postage stamp, the Penny Black, was launched in Britain on May 6, 1840, followed two days later by the Tuppence Blue.
5. Old–fashioned terms of endearment rained down upon us÷ "Here are your pills, my love", "Come on, sweetheart". Also÷ love, luvvie, darling, honey, my tuppence.