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penny for your thoughts, a

penny for your thoughts, a

What are you thinking about? For example, You've been awfully quiet-a penny for your thoughts. This expression dates from the 1500s and was in John Heywood's 1546 collection of proverbs.
See also: penny

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
Hovo-Armenian
Claudineklo-DEENFrench
SietSEETFrisian
StefanaSTAY-fah-nahDutch
Bryan['braiən]
Tuule-Estonian
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