"pennying" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pennyings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} pennying (countable and uncountable, plural pennyings)
  1. (uncountable, Oxbridge slang) The activity of pennying in general, as part of a meal or drinking game, whereby dropping a penny in a person's drink means that they must finish it (or some such variation thereof); commonly associated with crewdates at Oxford and swaps at Cambridge. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-pennying-en-noun-pWZLeaFB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36
  2. (countable, Oxbridge slang, uncommon) An act of pennying, as part of a meal or drinking game. Tags: countable, uncommon Categories (topical): Universities
    Sense id: en-pennying-en-noun-4jNeShVO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} pennying
  1. present participle and gerund of penny Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: penny
    Sense id: en-pennying-en-verb-xDeuTL8B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 36 28 36

Inflected forms

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