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oxford scholar
OKS-ferd-SKOL-er · noun · slang
Rhyming slang for dollar; old slang for five shillings, clipped to 'oxford'.
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Cockney rhyming slang for 'dollar', which in old British slang meant five shillings (a crown).
“That'll be an oxford, guv.”
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oxford scholar In A Sentence
That'll be an oxford, guv.
Origin & Usage
'Scholar' rhymes with 'dollar'; refers to Oxford University.
Variants
oxford
People Also Ask
What does 'oxford scholar' mean?
It's Cockney rhyming slang for 'dollar' — 'scholar' rhymes with 'dollar'. In old British money slang 'dollar' meant five shillings.
Why did 'dollar' mean five shillings?
Before decimalisation, 'dollar' was informal British slang for a crown, worth five shillings, so the rhyming slang followed suit.
How is it used?
You'd clip it to 'an oxford', as in 'That'll cost you an oxford.'
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