Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

bent as a two bob

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.90 in modern English

Syllables
ben-t as a t-wo bob
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

bent, not lawful.

Slang

adj

bent, homosexual.

Slang

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Questions

What does bent as a two bob mean?
bent, not lawful.
Where does bent as a two bob come from?
See bob

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