bad pennyn.

Brit.

/ˌbad ˈpɛni/, U.S.

/ˌbæd ˈpɛni/

Inflections: Plural bad pennies, bad pence.

Forms: see bad adj., n.², and adv. and penny n.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., penny n.

Etymology: < bad adj. + penny n.

A penny which is debased or counterfeit (see bad adj. 1c). In later use chiefly in the proverb a bad penny always returns (also turns up), and (now esp.) in similative or figurative use in allusion to this, with reference to the predictable, and often unwanted, return of a disreputable or prodigal person after some absence, or (more generally) to the continual recurrence of someone or something.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > false coin > [noun] > a false coin

bad pennyc1400

countera1529

slip1592

black dog1665

swimmer1699

Brummagem1838

sinker1839

smasher1851

wrong 'un1899

wooden nickel1927

wrongo1937

society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who > repeatedly

bad halfpenny1819

repeater1872

bad penny1937

c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xviii. l. 73 Men may lykne letterid men..to a badde peny.

c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 151 (MED) A lyere faryth as a badde peny amonge gode.

1742 H. Fielding & W. Young in tr. Aristophanes Plutus 83 This [sc. the phrase ‘A very bad Stamp’] is literal from the Greek... It was a Metaphor taken from their Money. We have a Proverb in English not unlike it, a bad Penny.

1766 A. Adams Let. 6 Oct. in L. H. Butterfield et al. Adams Family Corr. (1963) I. 55 Like a bad penny it returnd, to me again.

1823 L. Simond Switzerland (ed. 2) II. xxiii. 213 The whole confederacy quarrelled with Constance on account of a bad penny.

1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing xvi. 77 Some folks say they hope it will blow 'em so far they wont get back again.—But I guess there aint much danger of that; for you know squire Nokes always used to say the bad penny will return.

1843 C. Crowe Men & Women (1844) II. xxiii. 101 I'm like a bad penny, Mrs. Riddle, I always comes back upon your hands sooner or later.

1888 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 472/2 Oh, you needn't worry about me, Aunt Nell! A bad penny always turns up again, you know.

1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness x. 111 Always hard up—always in debt—always returning like a bad penny from all over the world.

1962 S. E. Martin in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 155 Some bad pennies of everyday conversation are shunned by dictionaries.

1972 J. Johnston Captains & Kings 108 The boy'll turn up soon enough. Bad pennies always do.

2004 Cosmo Girl Aug. 81/3 Don't stalk him! If you turn up like a bad penny every time he leaves the house, he'll think you're a bunny boiler.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	bad penny
释义	bad pennyn. Brit. /ˌbad ˈpɛni/, U.S. /ˌbæd ˈpɛni/ Inflections: Plural bad pennies, bad pence. Forms: see bad adj., n.², and adv. and penny n. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: bad adj., penny n. Etymology: < bad adj. + penny n. A penny which is debased or counterfeit (see bad adj. 1c). In later use chiefly in the proverb a bad penny always returns (also turns up), and (now esp.) in similative or figurative use in allusion to this, with reference to the predictable, and often unwanted, return of a disreputable or prodigal person after some absence, or (more generally) to the continual recurrence of someone or something. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > coins collective > false coin > [noun] > a false coin bad pennyc1400 countera1529 slip1592 black dog1665 swimmer1699 Brummagem1838 sinker1839 smasher1851 wrong 'un1899 wooden nickel1927 wrongo1937 society > travel > aspects of travel > return > [noun] > one who > repeatedly bad halfpenny1819 repeater1872 bad penny1937 c1400 (?a1387) W. Langland Piers Plowman (Huntington HM 137) (1873) C. xviii. l. 73 Men may lykne letterid men..to a badde peny. c1450 Jacob's Well (1900) 151 (MED) A lyere faryth as a badde peny amonge gode. 1742 H. Fielding & W. Young in tr. Aristophanes Plutus 83 This [sc. the phrase ‘A very bad Stamp’] is literal from the Greek... It was a Metaphor taken from their Money. We have a Proverb in English not unlike it, a bad Penny. 1766 A. Adams Let. 6 Oct. in L. H. Butterfield et al. Adams Family Corr. (1963) I. 55 Like a bad penny it returnd, to me again. 1823 L. Simond Switzerland (ed. 2) II. xxiii. 213 The whole confederacy quarrelled with Constance on account of a bad penny. 1833 S. Smith Life & Writings Major Jack Downing xvi. 77 Some folks say they hope it will blow 'em so far they wont get back again.—But I guess there aint much danger of that; for you know squire Nokes always used to say the bad penny will return. 1843 C. Crowe Men & Women (1844) II. xxiii. 101 I'm like a bad penny, Mrs. Riddle, I always comes back upon your hands sooner or later. 1888 Scribner's Mag. Apr. 472/2 Oh, you needn't worry about me, Aunt Nell! A bad penny always turns up again, you know. 1937 A. Christie Dumb Witness x. 111 Always hard up—always in debt—always returning like a bad penny from all over the world. 1962 S. E. Martin in F. W. Householder & S. Saporta Probl. Lexicogr. 155 Some bad pennies of everyday conversation are shunned by dictionaries. 1972 J. Johnston Captains & Kings 108 The boy'll turn up soon enough. Bad pennies always do. 2004 Cosmo Girl Aug. 81/3 Don't stalk him! If you turn up like a bad penny every time he leaves the house, he'll think you're a bunny boiler. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < n.c1400
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