"bent as a two bob" meaning in English

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Adjective

Audio: En-au-bent as a two bob.ogg [Australia]
Etymology: See bob Etymology templates: {{m|en|bob}} bob Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} bent as a two bob
  1. (slang) bent, not lawful. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bent_as_a_two_bob-en-adj-dFGOI5rU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
  2. (slang) bent, homosexual. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-bent_as_a_two_bob-en-adj-64Pyi6MD Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: bent as a two bob bit, bent as a two bob note

Download JSON data for bent as a two bob meaning in English (1.6kB)

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