What does 'Bent as a nine bob note' mean?
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A person who is as bent as a nine bob note is dishonest. The reference comes from pre-decimalisation in UK (1971), when a ten shilling (bob) note was valid currency but no such note as nine shillings existed.
- Category: Money
- This idiom is British English
- Contributed By: Brian King
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