penny gaff
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English[edit]
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Noun[edit]
penny gaff (plural penny gaffs)
- (historical) An entertainment in 19th-century England consisting of short theatrical displays such as dancing, singing, clowning, and plays.
- Synonym: dukey
Further reading[edit]
- “Penny gaff” in [John Camden Hotten], The Slang Dictionary […], 5th edition, London: Chatto and Windus, 1874, page 250.