A chap called in today in a van selling the same type of trollies that we use for handling our cut flowers in the packhouse.
“How much do you want for them?” (that was me talking there, by the way)
“A score” (that’s not me anymore, that’s him replying to my question)
“That’s a bit steep” (Now I’m replying to his answer)
The funny thing is, I didn’t actually know how much “a score” was anyway. I just said that it was too much. I get a bit confused with all that “monkey”, “pony”, “bag of sand” nonsense.
If, like me, you are not a Cockney, then you might find this handy guide quite, um, handy.
| grand |
£1000 |
| monkey |
£500 |
| pony |
£25 |
| tanner |
sixpence |
| tenner |
£10 |
| tilbury |
sixpence |
| score |
£20 |
| Oxford |
5 shillings or a crown |
| ‘alf an Oxford |
2 shillings & 6 pence or half a crown |
| Nicker or Quid |
£1 |
| Readies (Nelson Eddy’s) |
Pound note |
| Ton |
£100 |
| Century |
£100 |
| Scuba Diver |
fiver Lend us a deep sea ’til payday |
| Sprarsy |
Tanner (sixpence) Lend us a sprarsy |
| Bullseye |
£50 |
| Wicker Basket |
£15 |
| Lady Godiva |
£5 (fiver) – ‘ere, can you spare a lady?” |
| Ayrton Senna |
£10 (tenner). “Dead Brazilian” used, as in “I pulled a dead Brazilian out of me sky rocket”] |
| Plenty |
£20 |
| Thrifty |
£50 |
| One-er |
£100 Pronounced “wunner” |
| Mother Hen |
£10 |
| Archer |
£2000 |
| Nugget |
£1 |
| Plum |
£100,000 |
| Squid |
Quid |
| Cock and Hen | £10 cockle is commonly used, as in “lend us a cockle” |
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