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twopenny

two·penny

uncommon dated obsolete slang uk

adjective

Origin

* From two + penny. * (head): George Orwell explains this in Down and Out in Paris and London as rhyming slang: head > loaf of bread > twopenny loaf > twopenny.

Phrases

  • twopenny rope
  • Twopenny Tube

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