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chandelier noun- where non-existent bids in a fraudulent auction are said to come from UK
- It’s where an auctioneer accepts bids “off the chandelier” or “off the wall,” as auctioneers say–meaning phoney non-existent bids–then knocks an antique down to some joker[.] — Jonathan Gash, The Ten Word Game, p. 61, 2003
- a homosexual UK
Rhyming slang for QUEER- — Ray Puxley, Fresh Rabbit, 1998
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