Jimmy O'Goblin en · NOUN
Etymology
Rhyming slang for "sovereign".
Meanings
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(Australia, UK, slang) A sovereign coin; a pound.
He had won five Jimmy-o-goblins at ten to three at Chester.
1934, Evelyn Waugh, Handful of Dust:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimmy O'Goblins | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| Jimmy-o-goblin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jimmy-o-goblin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| jimmy o' goblin | alternative | lexicographic | |
| Jemmy O'Goblin | alternative | lexicographic |