half a crown

£2.50 Two Pounds and Fifty pence in modern parlance. In 'old money' 2/6 two shillings and sixpence = twelve-and-a-half 'p', but with the rise of inflation, half a crown has more of a resonance with £2.50p

Hey Malcolm, can I have half a crown to cover your entry money for next year's Middlesex League?

by Jonathan FeBland July 11, 2008

Pi Day

In Europe, this day is celebrated on 22nd July. Pi used to be calculated in Ancient Greece as a fraction loosely calculated as 22/7.

Hey Joe, are you going to be having Pizza Pie or Apple Pie to celebrate this year's Pi Day?

by Jonathan FeBland March 14, 2007

spinguine

A cross between spaghetti and linguine. Thinner than spaghetti but not so thin as linguine.

I just had a very tasty spinguine bolognese for lunch; now I'm going to get a frappuccino to round things off.

by Jonathan FeBland January 21, 2007