Hapert

n.

Heard in Tipperary

Not a penny; completely broke.

In use

Any chance you'd givvus a tenner, not an earthly, I haven't a hapert.

Posh English

Any chance you might spare me a tenner? Not the slightest hope. I have not a brass farthing.

  • Penny neepsCheap sweets that once cost a penny.
  • Bob ta me nameBeing completely broke with not a single penny to one's name.
  • Penny barsCheap, nostalgic confectionery traditionally sold by the single piece.
  • Broke as a jokeEntirely without funds; skint.
  • Broke myselfTo laugh hysterically.
  • Broke upTo injure oneself, especially the hands; also used to describe feeling the worse for…