tuppence

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈtʌp(ə)ns/   

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency). Ireland,UK,countable,dated,informal
    — Milk has gone up to tuppence ha’penny a pint.
  2. Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”). Ireland,UK,abbreviation,alt-of,countable
  3. The vulva or vagina. Ireland,UK,childish,countable,euphemistic
    — "Fucksticks!" When some smart-arse bastard gives me my comeuppance / "Fucksticks!" When it’s ages since I’ve seen a lady’s tuppence

词形变化

tuppences plural

词汇关系

衍生词
don't give tuppence not worth tuppence penny plain and tuppence coloured tuppence worth
相关词
threepence fourpence fivepence sixpence eightpence tenpence tuppenny

词源

By surface analysis, two + pence, collective plural of penny.
Same for the definition: "Ellipsis of tuppence worth (“one’s opinion”)" however, this idiom is derived from this fact; in Britain it used to cost two pence ("tuppence") to post a letter, usually holding one's opinion.
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