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Alan Whicker en · NOUN

Etymology

Rhyme for nicker (“pound sterling”), in reference to Alan Whicker (1921–2013), British journalist and broadcaster.

Meanings

  1. (Cockney, slang) A pound sterling; a quid.
    • I don't want five pound! I don't want four pound! I don't want three pound! I don't want two pound! I don't even want one and a half pound! Come on then, girls, a good old-fashioned bar! An Alan Whicker! 2006, David Eldridge, Market Boy (play)

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