bent as a nine-bob note
English
Etymology
In pre-decimal English money, a nine-bob (nine-shilling) note would obviously be fraudulent, since there was no such denomination.
Adjective
- (simile, Britain) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
- (simile, Britain) Ostentatiously homosexual.
See also
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