bent as a nine bob note:

British expression to describe someone as being thoroughly: a) homosexual , or: b) criminal, dishonest. Based on the fact that-there is no such thing as a British nine-bob note. The American equivalents are queer-as-a-three-dollar-bill , queer-as-a-football-bat , queer-as-a-nine-dollar-bill , queer-as-a-square-egg .
Synonyms: camp-as-a-row-of-tents ; queer-as-a-nine-bob-note .
See Also: bent as a nine bob note, camp as a row of tents, nine bob, queer as a football bat, queer as a nine bob note, queer as a nine-dollar bill, queer as a square egg, queer as a three-dollar bill

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