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Meaning of tuppenny-ha'penny | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C2
/ˌtʌpəni ˈheɪpəni/

Definitions

Very cheap.

Ireland, UK, derogatory, not-comparable

Examples

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

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

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