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Jimmy O'Goblin
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English
Alternative forms
en jimmy-o-goblin
en jimmy o' goblin
en Jimmy-o-goblin
en Jemmy O'Goblin
Etymology
Rhyming slang for "en sovereign".
Noun
Jimmy O'Goblin
en UK Australia rhyming slang A sovereign coin; a pound.
en 1934 Evelyn Waugh Handful of Dust He had won five Jimmy-o-goblins at ten to three at Chester.
Derived terms
en jim#Etymology 2 jim
en jimmy
en o'goblin
en goblin
References
Jimmy n.2 1 6946130660
Jemmy O'Goblin n 4675792008