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bent as a nine-bob note en · ADJ

Pronunciation

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Etymology

In pre-decimal English money, a nine-bob (nine-shilling) note would obviously be fraudulent, since there was no such denomination.

Meanings

(UK, qualifier:simile, slang) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
(UK, qualifier:simile, slang) Ostentatiously homosexual.

Relateds

phony as a three-dollar bill

Synonyms

queer as a coot · bent as a butcher's hook