bent as a nine-bob note

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

Adjective

bent as a nine-bob note

  1. (simile, UK, slang) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
  2. (simile, UK, slang) Ostentatiously homosexual.
    Synonym: queer as a coot

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