Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A colloquial contraction of pennyworth.
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- noun Alternative spelling of
pennorth .
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- noun the amount that can be bought for a penny
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Examples
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He added his two penn'orth to the discussion, saying that he habitually told his students it was better to read first-rate SF than second-rate science writing.'
Archive 2010-01-01 Fred Kiesche 2010
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He added his two penn'orth to the discussion, saying that he habitually told his students it was better to read first-rate SF than second-rate science writing.'
The Lensman's Children Fred Kiesche 2010
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It was after this that Joe pitched in his two penn'orth; I may have dozed, for I was suddenly aware that he was nearby, whispering angrily, and J.B. was snapping back at him: indeed, the first words I heard were J.B. growling to him to keep his place and mind who he was talking to.
THE NUMBERS 2010
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Shift work and unsocial hours leave a fair bit of time to trawl the Web, and to add one's own five penn'orth to the blogosphere.
Another One Bites The Dust Bystander 2009
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Perhaps we can add our five penn'orth to the MoJ policymaking process.
A Very Interesting Question Bystander 2009
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Perhaps we can add our five penn'orth to the MoJ policymaking process.
Archive 2009-05-01 Bystander 2009
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After he had had his five penn'orth I told him that we had listened to his story and that it did not amount to a defence, but that we would nevertheless fine him at the bottom end of the scale.
Fair Enough? Bystander 2009
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In addition the Chief Constable of Greater Manchester Police has thrown in his two penn'orth by insisting that parade organisers employ marshals to man the route at the princely sum of £50 per day per marshal.
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After he had had his five penn'orth I told him that we had listened to his story and that it did not amount to a defence, but that we would nevertheless fine him at the bottom end of the scale.
Archive 2009-01-01 Bystander 2009
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Shift work and unsocial hours leave a fair bit of time to trawl the Web, and to add one's own five penn'orth to the blogosphere.
Archive 2009-06-01 Bystander 2009
johnmperry commented on the word penn'orth
= penny worth, worth one penny
July 20, 2008