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Bad Penny

Origin: UK. A person is like a bad penny when he is unwanted yet always "turns up" at unexpected times. The term came from a penny that had its rim bent("turned up") and was useless and of course unwanted, as it wouldn't go into the coin slot of a stall in the public loo.
"Damn Dave, you're a Bad Penny. Why are you back here?"
by Like a bad Penny July 28, 2018
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Penny

A dick-ass hypebeast who’s father is most likely dead due to cancer
by $uucideboy$ November 10, 2018
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penny bomb

A penny with 100's of caps wraped round it. Throw it at the ground and you've made a VERY loud bang
guy1 "Hey lets make a penny bomb"
Guy2 "ok"
Guy1 "heads up"
Guy2 "OMFG I CANT HEAR"
by Derien March 29, 2009
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penny-farthing

also known as a high wheel, high wheeler or ordinary, was the first machine to be called a "bicycle"
Hey, where'd you get the "penny-farthing"

Oh. I borrowed it from my friend.
by nielol February 6, 2022
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Penny Pax

An American pornographic actress and model. A cute ginger chick with hot momma vibes that is guaranteed to make any straight mans dick hard
Me: The stuff on my hardrive is about 90% Penny Pax vids these days
My mate: Ah, I see you're a man of culture too
by FuzzyDanglers April 21, 2020
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Ten-penny

archaic an item of little value, relating back to 'pennies' having a value equal to of 1/5,000th of an ounce of gold in English and American coinage of the 19th Century. Approximately $3 USD in 2018.
Here’s the thing… I don’t give a ten-penny fuck about your moral conundrum, you meat-headed shit-sack… That’s more or less the thing.
- Bill the Butcher, Gangs of New York
by Vulvavore April 19, 2018
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breaking pennies

To do an action with great speed or in an aggressive manner.
He ran so fast that he was breaking pennies.
by Thomas23245d-money6756 January 2, 2014
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