twopenny halfpenny
/ˈtʌpəni ˈheɪpni/
adjective
- Costing or worth two and a half pence, especially in historical British currency.
- The twopenny-halfpenny coin was withdrawn from circulation long ago.
- He found a twopenny-halfpenny piece in his grandfather's coin collection.
- The price of the item was a twopenny-halfpenny, a small sum even then.
- Of very little worth or significance; petty or trivial.
- His twopenny-halfpenny excuses did not impress the teacher.
- It was a twopenny-halfpenny matter that they resolved quickly.
- They argued over a twopenny-halfpenny difference in the bill.
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