haporth
Halfpennyworth — used for a daft or worthless person.
Definitions
A daft article, a soft lad, someone not worth a halfpenny. Mild insult, often affectionate — your nan calls you a daft haporth when you forget your coat.
Literally a tiny amount of something, the original sense — surviving mainly in fixed phrases like 'don't spoil the ship for a haporth of tar'.
haporth In A Sentence
Origin & Usage
Contraction of 'halfpennyworth' — a halfpenny's worth of something, i.e. barely anything.
People Also Ask
What does haporth mean?
Haporth is short for 'halfpennyworth' and is used to describe a daft or worthless person — someone not worth much at all.
How do you use haporth in a sentence?
You daft haporth, you've put the milk in the cupboard again.
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