bent as a nine-bob note

== English == === Etymology === In pre-decimal English money, a nine-bob (nine-shilling) note would obviously be fraudulent, since there was no such denomination. === Pronunciation === === Adjective === bent as a nine-bob note (simile, UK, slang) Extremely dishonest or criminally-minded. (simile, UK, slang) Ostentatiously homosexual. Synonym: queer as a coot ==== See also ==== phony as a three-dollar bill