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Why's 25 called a 'pony'?
Posted : 30/10/2011 7:11 pm
something to do with white old type fivers and weddings.
not a rhyming thing.
Posted : 30/10/2011 7:18 pm
A pony keg is 1/4 barrel of beer, maybe pony as a 1/4 of £100 came from the same origin ?
Posted : 30/10/2011 7:56 pm
My old man was born within earshot of bow bells so a Cockney.
Monkey & Pony were illustrations on Indian Rupee notes of that denomination, lots of cockneys (my old man included served in India) lots of Indian expressions influenced cockneys (cup of char) calling blokes wallers etc.
The Monkey and Pony thing happened in a similar way, not really rhyming slang, just another expression from India.
Posted : 30/10/2011 8:09 pm