Tuppence isn't really slang as such (though perhaps it's a little informal) - it's just a phonetic spelling of twopence (which is pronounced the same).

Dec 10, 2015 · From the Feed the birds song in Mary Poppins. The lyrics include the phrase Tuppence a bag. What does this mean?

Dec 14, 2011 · Has anyone heard of an expression, from the Renaissance or older, containing the word "tuppence" which describes a student of the law or someone without a great deal of …

Oct 19, 2020 · There is a sentence "He used to bring us a comic for a half-penny plain and a penny coloured." Why does the 'plain' go after half-penny, not before a comic, if it means …

Aug 19, 2016 · And - just from my own experience - I've heard variations on the "two cents" and the "tuppence" phrases many times, and it's always been with the is form. "That's my two …

Jul 27, 2018 · There is the word "tuppence". tuppence n. Chiefly British Variant of twopence. American Heritage Dictionary And there are the terms twopenn'orth and two pennorth: …

Jul 5, 2011 · The use of two cents in this sense is thought to be derived from a similar British use of twopence or tuppence, which dates from around about 1600. The American coin was …

Jul 2, 2015 · Given the metaphoric usage clearly predates the industrial revolution, I seriously doubt it was inspired by significant earlier literal use. You might as well say That's not worth …

Sep 6, 2015 · Early Google Books instances of 'tickle [one's] fancy' I consider it unlikely that the phrase "tickle [one's] fancy" originated as a double entendre. One of the earliest matches for …

Jun 11, 2014 · I was wondering when should I use point instead of dot and vice-versa. Could anyone help me with that? In the sentence I had to write that made me think about this, I was …