present participle of penny

(uncountable, Oxbridge slang) The activity of pennying in general, as part of a meal or drinking game, whereby dropping a penny in a person's drink means that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge.

Short for in for a penny, in for a pound.

plural of pennying

(historical) In the United Kingdom and Ireland, 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.

(slang) To jam a door shut by inserting pennies between the doorframe and the door.

A diminutive of the female given name Penelope.

A surname. / An unincorporated community in Calloway County, Kentucky, United States. / An unincorporated community in Pike County, Kentucky.

simple past tense and past participle of penny

Having a penny, or some amount of money.