# pennying

Pronunciation: say "PEN-ee-ing" /ˈpɛniɪŋ/

## Noun

1. A drinking game, common at Oxford crewdates and Cambridge swaps, in which dropping a penny into someone's drink obliges them to finish it.
   - Simple: A drinking game where dropping a penny into someone's drink means they must finish it.
   - _Pennying is practically a ritual at Oxford crewdates, where a single stray coin can derail a whole conversation._
   - _By the end of the swap, the table had collapsed into relentless pennying and laughter._

## Verb

2. Present participle and gerund of penny. — present participle and gerund of penny
   - Simple: The -ing form of penny. Use it after am, is, are, was or were, or to name the action.
   - _Pennying a fuse is dangerous because it lets too much current through the wiring._
   - _Campus housing warns that students caught pennying doors will be fined._

## Noun

3. A single instance of dropping a penny into someone's drink during a meal or drinking game, obliging them to finish it. *(rare)*
   - Simple: A single time when someone drops a penny into your drink so you have to finish it.
   - _A surprise pennying left him scrambling to down his pint before the food came out._
   - _The evening's most memorable pennying came when someone dropped a coin into the tutor's glass._

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