Tuppenny

Full definition of tuppenny

Adjective

1. (British, becoming old-fashioned) Literally, worth tuppence (two pence); of little value or status.
• Pop Goes the Weasel, a well-known English nursery rhymeHalf a pound of tuppenny rice,
  Half a pound of treacle.
  That’s the way the money goes,
  Pop! goes the weasel.

Derived terms

• tuppenny-ha'penny