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bent as a nine-bob note

bent as a nine-bob note adjective: extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.

Adjective

bent as a nine-bob note

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

Synonyms of bent as a nine-bob note

Origin of bent as a nine-bob note

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

Questions about bent as a nine-bob note

What does bent as a nine-bob note mean?
Bent as a nine-bob note means extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
What part of speech is bent as a nine-bob note?
Bent as a nine-bob note is an adjective.

Words near bent as a nine-bob note in the dictionary

  1. benstonite
  2. bensulide
  3. Bensville
  4. bent
  5. bent as a butcher's hook
  6. bent as a nine-bob note
  7. bent as a two bob
  8. bent car
  9. bent cars
  10. bent copper
  11. bent coppers

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