Penny bars

n.

Heard in Cork

Cheap, nostalgic confectionery traditionally sold by the single piece.

Hold on a second and I'll but ya a penny bar down the shop!

Posh English

Wait a moment and I shall purchase a farthing sweet for you at the tuck shop!

Related terms

• Penny neepsCheap sweets that once cost a penny.
• Few barsTo sing a few verses of a song.
• I'd ate a raw farmer's arse through the bars of a gateTo be extremely hungry.
• Sick as a lorry load a mars barsAn exclamation used by or of a friend who is feeling distinctly unwell.
• Bob ta me nameBeing completely broke with not a single penny to one's name.
• ClodA copper coin; a single penny or any small amount of money.