pennying
SayPEN-ee-ing/ˈpɛniɪŋ/
- 1A drinking game where dropping a penny into someone's drink means they must finish it.
Like a group game of dares: when it lands on you, you have to do it.
Pennying got out of hand at the dinner, with coins splashing into nearly every glass.
Most of the new students had never seen pennying before the crewdate.
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- 2The -ing form of penny. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
They were pennying his door shut as a prank while he slept.
Pennying a door can trap someone inside the room.
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- 3A single time when someone drops a penny into your drink so you have to finish it.
Like getting tagged in a game: suddenly it's your turn to act.
A well-timed pennying can ruin a guest's evening.
She suffered three pennyings before the main course arrived.
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pennying is a form of penny
penny, verb: To trap someone in a room by jamming coins around the door so it won't open. Full entry
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- penny → pennying: add -ing
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