penny gaff

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penny gaff (plural penny gaffs)

  1. (historical) An entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays.
    Synonym: dukey
    • 2015, Ed Glinert, East End Chronicles[1], Penguin UK, →ISBN:
      More sophisticated were the penny gaffes where for a id[sic] entrance fee entertainment was provided by hairy men, hairless dogs, gorillas, Aztecs and giants.

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