penny
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noun- 1.
(historical)In the United Kingdom and Ireland and many other countries, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₂₄₀ of a pound sterling or Irish pound before decimalisation, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: d.
- 2.
In the United Kingdom, a unit of currency worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a pound sterling, or a copper coin worth this amount. Abbreviation: p.
- 3.
(historical)In Ireland, a coin worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of an Irish pound before the introduction of the euro. Abbreviation: p.
- 4.
In the US and (formerly) Canada, a one-cent coin, worth ¹⁄₁₀₀ of a dollar. Abbreviation: ¢.
- 5.
In various countries, a small-denomination copper or brass coin.
- 6.
A unit of nail size, said to be either the cost per 100 nails, or the number of nails per penny. Abbreviation: d.
- 7.
Money in general.
to turn an honest penny
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verb- 1.
(slang)To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.
Zach and Ben had only been at college for a week when their door was pennied by the girls down the hall.
- 2.
(electronics) To circumvent the tripping of an electrical circuit breaker by the dangerous practice of inserting a coin in place of a fuse in a fuse socket.
- 3.
(Oxbridge slang) During a meal or as part of a drinking game, to drop a penny in a person's drink with the expectation that they finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.
You got pennied! Down it, fresher.
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From Middle English peny, from Old English peniġ, penniġ, penning (penny), from *panning, from Proto-Germanic *panningaz, of uncertain origin (see that page for theories). pfennig fening.