A "Bob" refers to the British nickname for a 1 shilling (5 pence) coin; thereby "Ten Bob" is a 50 pence coin. (Archaic: there was previously a Ten Bob Note)
Mostly used in South Yorkshire, England, a "Ten Bob Millionaire" is a derogatory term someone who dresses and acts like they have a lot of money and status when in fact they have very little (i.e. Ten Bob)
They buy things to make themselves look more important than they actually are. They act like they are important and have a very high opinion of themselves, while deeming other to be below them and beneath contempt.
Mostly used in South Yorkshire, England, a "Ten Bob Millionaire" is a derogatory term someone who dresses and acts like they have a lot of money and status when in fact they have very little (i.e. Ten Bob)
They buy things to make themselves look more important than they actually are. They act like they are important and have a very high opinion of themselves, while deeming other to be below them and beneath contempt.
"Look at him with his posh suit and catching a bus. Another ten bob millionaire!"
"She's all fur coat and no knickers; just a ten bob millionaire!"
"She's all fur coat and no knickers; just a ten bob millionaire!"
by Beowyn June 25, 2014
Get the Ten Bob Millionaire mug.A person who earns roughly 30 to 40k a year but acts like a millionaire in front of their peers. Someone who maxes-out their credit cards, leases everything and hangs out at trendy bars in order to impress and ultimately score with the opposite sex. It's not what you make... it's what you fake. www.30kmillionaires.com
Brian is nothing more than a $30,000 millionaire. He doesn't own a damn thing. Even his furniture is leased.
by Jay Gormley July 30, 2008
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A senior citizen who is glued to their cell phone, usually reading news or scrolling through Facebook.
by DressageKat January 6, 2020
Get the Golden Millennial mug.A sub-genre of alternative and punk rock music typically ranging from the mid-to-early 90's to the mid-to-early 00's. This actual tasteful music is generally nostalgic to the Millenial generation as would a Baby Boomer or a Generation X person is to real Classic Rock. Music that typically belongs to this genre would be songs by Green Day, Blink-182, Linkin Park, Seether, Foo Fighters, Breaking Benjamin, and Three Days Grace.
At a party...
Man 1: Someone put some good music on!
Man 2: I'll put my iPhone on and play some MCR.
Man 1: MCR?
Man 2: Millenial Classic Rock. plays a song by Smash Mouth.
Woman: Hey! What's this crap? I haven't heard this song since I was in like, 2nd grade when I was a loser. It's not pump-me-up music ya know? Put some Kanye West on or Nicki Minaj.
Man 2: I hate this generation's music.
Man 1: Someone put some good music on!
Man 2: I'll put my iPhone on and play some MCR.
Man 1: MCR?
Man 2: Millenial Classic Rock. plays a song by Smash Mouth.
Woman: Hey! What's this crap? I haven't heard this song since I was in like, 2nd grade when I was a loser. It's not pump-me-up music ya know? Put some Kanye West on or Nicki Minaj.
Man 2: I hate this generation's music.
by block bros. April 5, 2017
Get the Millenial Classic Rock mug.When someone sees a Millennial doing something typically clueless or unthought out, narcissistically expecting others to acquiesce to what they are doing instead of trying to respect that there are other people pursuing their interests as well. For instance walking through an intersection against a traffic light while simultaneously holding a text conversation they are engrossed in. One could call it "#hashtag millennialing" This can include any oblivious actitivies. Yes it is a double hashtag... This is due to the millennial tendancy to hashtag everything WAY too much. Over hashtaging is another example for using "#hashtag millennialing"
Hailey just came down and told us to keep quiet because she has to work in the morning. It's 930pm... That bitch holds a regular Thursday night house party upstairs that goes till 330am... She's #hashtag millennialing.
Ethan put like 57 hashtags on this Instagram post of his breakfast... What does his half eaten omelette have to do with #Manbuns? Seriously... #hashtag millennialing!
Ethan put like 57 hashtags on this Instagram post of his breakfast... What does his half eaten omelette have to do with #Manbuns? Seriously... #hashtag millennialing!
by Seafest42 April 8, 2017
Get the #hashtag millennialing mug.A kid who gets his first adult job making thirty thousand a year and thinks he's a fucking millionaire. They usually lease a Lexus cause they can't afford the BMW or Mercedes and generally treat restaurant servers like crap.
"Look at that thirty thousand dollar millionaire snap his fingers at me. He drinks Veuve and acts like it's Cristal. I wonder if he knows I make eighty thousand a year waiting tables."
by vinosnob March 19, 2006
Get the Thirty Thousand Dollar Millionaire mug.A person who pretends to have millions of pounds in the bank, but actually struggles to find a penny to scratch their ass with (A twopence halfpenny is the equivalent of pound sterling 2.5pence).
Usually walks around in fake designer clothes/clutching an imitation designer bag. Alternatively, they may have one genuine designer item with which they parade around with consistently. Can also apply to people who emphasise what they actually do have, or lie about what they have e.g. the size of their home/their earnings/the make of their car.
If being extremely stereotypical, it would be accurate to say that twopence ha'penny millionaires are usually insecure and rely on this behaviour to get attention or gain some credibility.
Usually walks around in fake designer clothes/clutching an imitation designer bag. Alternatively, they may have one genuine designer item with which they parade around with consistently. Can also apply to people who emphasise what they actually do have, or lie about what they have e.g. the size of their home/their earnings/the make of their car.
If being extremely stereotypical, it would be accurate to say that twopence ha'penny millionaires are usually insecure and rely on this behaviour to get attention or gain some credibility.
Girl 1: Ooooh, look at my new Louis Vuitton handbag, it cost £124930843025843
Girl 2: Hang on I swear you bought that out the back of that van in Turkey?
Girl 3: Yeah she did, she's not fooling anyone, she's just a twopence ha'penny millionaire
Girl 2: Hang on I swear you bought that out the back of that van in Turkey?
Girl 3: Yeah she did, she's not fooling anyone, she's just a twopence ha'penny millionaire
by samaralic December 11, 2013
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