# bent as a nine-bob note

> English word · Adjective

## Definitions
1. Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded.
2. Ostentatiously homosexual.

## Etymology
In pre-decimal English money, a nine-bob (nine-shilling) note would obviously be fraudulent, since there was no such denomination.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/bent-as-a-nine-bob-note