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Big Ben noun- ten; ten pounds UK
Rhyming slang. - — Julian Franklyn, A Dictionary of Rhyming Slang, p. 39, 1960
- the new, large design hundred-dollar note minted in the late 1990s US
The “Ben” is an allusion to Benjamin Franklin, the C18 slang lexicographer whose portrait graces the note. - — John Vorhaus, The Big Book of Poker Slang, p. 6, 1996
- Benzedrine (amphetamine sulphate), a central nervous system stimulant US
- — Mr., p. 8, April 1966: “The hippie’s Lexicon”
- in craps, a roll of ten US
Rhyming slang. - — Chris Fagans and David Guzman, A Guide to Craps Lingo, p. 33, 1999
- a prison siren that announces an escape or riot US
- — Hyman E. Goldin et al., Dictionary of American Underworld Lingo, p. 26, 1950
- the penis UK
A visual pun from the London landmark. - — Sky Magazine, July 2001
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