What is a two bob?

two bob (uncountable) (UK, Australia, obsolete) Two shillings; a florin. (Australia, slang) A 20-cent coin. (idiomatic, UK, Australia, often attributive) A trivially small value.

What is a Bob in slang terms?

Bend Over Boyfriend, slang term for a sexual practice.

What does a few bob mean?

Definition of a few bob

British, informal. : some money I'm always looking for ways to save a few bob.

Where does the term a few bob come from?

I gathered through perusing other threads a few bob is a British informal for some money, literally a few shillings. The further question I have is why you say a few bob and not a few 'bobs'. It seems that bob is an accountable noun. Thank you.

What are bobs in England?

Neil: In English, we use 'bits and bobs' to mean small things, or many different types of little jobs.

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What is a Bob in English money?

A pound comprised twenty Shillings, commonly called 'bob', which was a lovely old slang word. It was 'bob' irrespective of how many shillings there were: no-one ever said 'fifteen bobs' - this would have been said as 'fifteen bob'.

What's Bob's your uncle mean?

Definition of and Bob's your uncle

British, informal. —used to say that something is easy to do or use Just complete the form, pay the fee, and Bob's your uncle!

Why is an old sixpence called a Tanner?

Tanner – this alternative name for the sixpence probably dates from the early 1800s and seems to have its root in the Romany gypsy 'tawno' which means 'small one'.

Why was a pound called a nicker?

Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown. Possibly connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins, and to the American slang use of nickel to mean a $5 dollar note, which at the late 1800s was valued not far from a pound.

What is bob up and bob down?

to move up and down with short regular movements, especially on water that is rising and falling. bob up and down: The little boat bobbed up and down on the waves. Synonyms and related words. To move up and down or backwards and forwards.

What is SSOB?

Ships and Subs Operations Board.

What does Bob mean in Irish slang?

Bob: slang for money. See also quid and sterling. Bonnet: car hood. Boot: car trunk. Bord Fáilte (pronounced bord fal-cha): The Irish Tourist Board (Gaelic, "Board of Welcome")

How much is a deuce in money?

$2 bill is sometimes referred to as a "deuce" or a "Tom".

Why is 300 called a carpet?

The term has since the early 1900s been used by bookmakers and horse-racing, where carpet refers to odds of three-to-one, and in car dealing, where it refers to an amount of £300.

Why is money called P's?

"P's" is the shortened form of "pounds", which is British currency. Here's the translated version of what the two are saying: Hi-Hatz: You sell my weed from Ron still?

Why is it called a pony in money?

Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.

Why was a threepenny bit called a joey?

Joey – a Silver Threepence

Originally a Joey was the nickname given to a groat (4 pence) but when that went out of circulation in 1855 the silver 3 pence inherited the name. The name came about due the reintroduction of 4 pence coins in the 1830's by the politician Joseph Hume, MP (1777-1855).

What is a joey in old money?

(*)'Joey' was slang for a groat rather than a threepenny bit in Victorian England. A few more archaic terms are: Thin - sixpence. Quidlet instead of quid - one pound.

Why was a penny called D?

Pennies were, confusingly, abbreviated to 'd'. This is because the Latin word for this coin was 'denarius'. A still smaller Roman coin was an 'obulus'. The abbreviation 'ob' was used for halfpennies.

What does happy as Larry mean?

happy as Larry in British English

or as happy as Larry. British, Australian and New Zealand informal. extremely happy.

Why is Fanny your aunt?

Used as a humorous response to the phrase "Bob's your uncle," which is used to emphasize how easily or quickly something can be done. Primarily heard in UK, Australia.

Where does the phrase can't cut the mustard come from?

WHEN MUSTARD was one of the main crops in East Anglia, it was cut by hand with scythes, in the same way as corn. The crop could grow up to six feet high and this was very arduous work, requiring extremely sharp tools. When blunt they "would not cut the mustard".

What would 2 shillings be worth today?

The 2 Shilling coin was more commonly known as a florin, and is generally regarded as the first pre-decimal coin to be issued in the mid-nineteenth century. With a value of one-tenth of a pound sterling, it is the exact equivalent to the current ten pence coin.

What is a quid vs a pound?

'Pound' is the currency of Britain and other European counties. 'Quid,' on the other hand, is just the slang term for 'pound. ' 'Pound' comes from the Latin word 'Libra' the currency of ancient Rome.