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Thread #128947 Message #2891213
Posted By: Dave the Gnome
21-Apr-10 - 05:24 AM
Thread Name: Folklore: (ish) the language of the streets
Subject: RE: Folklore: (ish) the language of the streets
I noticed another one from days of yore -
Tick us a ben for lend me £10.
I would guess the ben = ten connection is obvious but loan being 'tick' harks back to my 'yute'. If you could not afford something you either did without or bought it 'on tick' or, in English, on credit. I don't know the root though.