noun General Slang

haporth

· noun · geordie

Halfpennyworth — used for a daft or worthless person.

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Definitions

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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.

“Ya daft haporth, you've put your jumper on inside out.”
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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'.

“Not a haporth of sense between the pair of them.”
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haporth In A Sentence

Ya daft haporth, you've put your jumper on inside out.
Not a haporth of sense between the pair of them.

Origin & Usage

Contraction of 'halfpennyworth' — a halfpenny's worth of something, i.e. barely anything.

Variants ha'porthhapeth

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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