Bent
- Dishonest, disreputable or corrupt/depraved;
- Homosexual (moderately offensive).
Bent as a nine bob note
Particularly dishonest or depraved/corrupt.
A nine shilling (bob) note – a banknote from 9 shillings – never actually existed, but from this expression it follows that it could nonetheless be counterfeited.
Meaning of bent from the English-Bulgarian dictionary:
1. n inclination, degree of tension.
- Follow one's BENT – follow one's inclinations.
- To the top of one's BENT – to one's satisfaction.
2. v p.p from bend inclined, determined (on).
- Be BENT on – I aim to.
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