Pretty Penny was created in 1995.
To say something costs a 'pretty penny' is to mean the item is expensive
This is just an imaginative way of saying that something is expensive - it's not just worth a penny, the penny has to be pretty on top of it!
The cast of Pretty Penny - 2001 includes: Shane Luther as Chris Kestie Morassi as Penny
The phrase means that something is very expensive. The origin comes from a gold penny that was minted in the 1200's that was worth 20 silver pennies. Because it was gold, it was a pretty penny, and if it cost a pretty penny, it was expensive indeed.
The words are spelled PRETTY PENNY. A pretty penny would be nice and shiny. For some reason, the phrase has come to mean something that is very costly, "worth a pretty penny."
It means to be expensive or to cost alot. For example: My dress cost a pretty penny.
When the Penny Drops was created in 2010.
Penny Plunderer was created in 1947.
Penny Magazine was created in 1832.
Penny Cafeteria was created in 1932.
In the Penny Arcade was created in 1986.
Penny Loafers was created in 1986.