A few bob

n.

Heard in Dublin and Waterford

A bit of cash. Originally from rhyming slang where Bob Dylan stood for shilling (pre-decimal currency).

In use

...I'll fix y'up with that few bob on the weekend

Posh English

I shall settle that modest financial obligation for you before the weekend arrives.

Same phrase, other counties

  • Gis two bob luh?A request for a small cash loan, often delivered with an undertone of menace; originally…
  • Bob dylansSlang term for shillings (old Irish currency).
  • Bob is your uncleEverything will proceed smoothly and according to plan thereafter.
  • Bob ta me nameBeing completely broke with not a single penny to one's name.
  • Yoke-eh-me-bobA placeholder term for an object whose proper name one cannot recall.
  • Yokey-me-bobA thingamajig or whatsit.