bent as a nine-bob note
This British idiom refers to extreme dishonesty, stemming from the fact that a nine-bob note (nine shilling note) never existed, making it inherently fraudulent.
🇺🇸 US Voice:
🇬🇧 UK Voice:
Definition
C1General
(UK, informal, slang)Extremely dishonest or corrupt.
Example
- He’s as bent as a nine-bob note, always involved in some shady business.
- You can't trust him; he's bent as a nine-bob note.
Similar
Terms that have similar or relatively close meanings to "bent as a nine-bob note":
bent as a two bobnice as ninepencetwo bobget bent out of shaperound the bend