fippence
A British informal contraction of 'fivepence' — the sum of five pennies.
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A British informal contraction of 'fivepence' — the sum of five pennies. The clipped form follows a general pattern of colloquial British money talk (cf. 'tuppence' for twopence, 'tenpence'). Largely obsolete since decimalisation, but still encountered in older literature and occasionally in regional speech.
He wouldn't give you fippence for the whole lot, tight as he was.
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(British, informal, dated) fivepence.
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- fipenny75%
(now, _, historical) A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit.
- finnip73%
British slang, now largely obsolete, for a five-pound banknote. The term was common in 19th and early 20th century British street and criminal cant, likely derived from a corruption of the word 'fiver.' While most modern Brits reach for 'fiver' today, 'finnip' still pops up occasionally in period fiction, pub trivia, and discussions of old money slang.
- finnip72%
(UK, slang, obsolete) A five-pound banknote.
- tuppence71%
(UK, Irish, informal, dated) Two pence (in pre- or post-decimalisation currency).