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Two Bob
An insult, basically a polite way of calling a person a cunt. Referred to in The Libertines song "What a Waster".
To give it a continental feel can be translated in German to 'Zwei Mark'.
To give it a continental feel can be translated in German to 'Zwei Mark'.
Two Bob by butterflyunderaglass January 8, 2006
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Two Bob
History and definitions through time:
Two Bob was an expression for two shillings. Currency changed dramatically in The UK changed in the 1970s. Prior to that a £ was 20 shillings. Shillings are no longer made. Historically shillings were made from silver and use of the coin began after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
It was an incredibly antiquated denomination when the British monetary system was overhauled and the reference to two shillings had become derogatory by the time the currency stopped being produced.
The expression “Two Bob” is used iften used in period dramas and comedies, for example “I gave two bob to the driver;” is something one might here someone say this on Downtown Abbey or All Creature’s Great and Small.
By the end of WW1, it was starting to be used as a insult or derogatory expression. The derogatory meaning grew after WW2, with the collapse of the British Empire.
Since there is no practical use for the expression and it indicated a very small sum for the century prior to its discontinuation in the UK as well parts of the commonwealth, the expression became derogatory.
Now “Two Bob” generally refers to a cheaply made item or a person someone feels is essentially worthless.
“You’re not worth Two Bob”
Two Bob was an expression for two shillings. Currency changed dramatically in The UK changed in the 1970s. Prior to that a £ was 20 shillings. Shillings are no longer made. Historically shillings were made from silver and use of the coin began after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.
It was an incredibly antiquated denomination when the British monetary system was overhauled and the reference to two shillings had become derogatory by the time the currency stopped being produced.
The expression “Two Bob” is used iften used in period dramas and comedies, for example “I gave two bob to the driver;” is something one might here someone say this on Downtown Abbey or All Creature’s Great and Small.
By the end of WW1, it was starting to be used as a insult or derogatory expression. The derogatory meaning grew after WW2, with the collapse of the British Empire.
Since there is no practical use for the expression and it indicated a very small sum for the century prior to its discontinuation in the UK as well parts of the commonwealth, the expression became derogatory.
Now “Two Bob” generally refers to a cheaply made item or a person someone feels is essentially worthless.
“You’re not worth Two Bob”
Two Bob by Peasblossom March 11, 2022
two bob watch
crazy or hysterical.
a "bob" was a shilling in Australia before 1966 when the country changed to decimal currency. The two shilling coin was replaced by the 20 cent piece. A watch which cost only two bob is likely to be unreliable .
a "bob" was a shilling in Australia before 1966 when the country changed to decimal currency. The two shilling coin was replaced by the 20 cent piece. A watch which cost only two bob is likely to be unreliable .
two bob watch by KLM13 October 24, 2018
Two Bob Cunt
1.dishonest, thieving bastard. The low of the low belongs in a gutter.
2.Term of endearment between old friends in the pub.
2.Term of endearment between old friends in the pub.
1. Oi you filthy Two Bob Cunt, I can't believe you shagged my sister, you was supposed to be my best mate!
2. Do you wanna pint you two bob cunt, this rounds on me.
2. Do you wanna pint you two bob cunt, this rounds on me.
Two Bob Cunt by Maybe its because im a londoner July 11, 2005
Two Bob Cunt
Two Bob Cunt by Naomi September 2, 2004
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