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bent as a nine bob note — (UK) A person who is as bent as a nine bob note is dishonest. The reference comes from pre decimalisation in UK (1971), when a ten shilling (bob) note was valid currency but no such note as nine shillings existed … The small dictionary of idiomes
bent as a nine bob note — Phrs. 1. Homosexual. See bent . 2. Crooked, dishonest. A catch phrase whose original meaning was version 2, but with the onset of bent referring to homosexually has come to be heard more with regard to version 1. In British currency, a bob was a… … English slang and colloquialisms
queer as a nine bob note — Phrs. 1. Very odd, unusual. 2. Undoubtedly homosexual. Cf. bent as a nine bob note … English slang and colloquialisms
as queer as a nine bob note — Meaning Odd or unusual. Origin In the UK there used to be a ten ten shilling note, popularly called a ten bob note. Of course, nine bob notes never existed … Meaning and origin of phrases
bent as a nine* pound/bob note — • (* denomination varies widely) a term to describe someone thought to be gay. eg (H)e s bent as a nine bob note mate and also used to describe something that is illegal/crooked, ie. stolen goods … Londonisms dictionary
bent as a nine pound note — Phrs. A modern variation on bent as a nine bob note , see above … English slang and colloquialisms
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