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    Why is £15 sometimes known as a Commodore?

    Question #55617. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 02 05 8:38 PM)


    picqero

    		It's a rather obscure type of rhyming slang. The Commodores had a hit with 'Three times a Lady", and the rhyming slang used in this instance is 'Lady Godiva' which rhymes with 'fiver', ie, £5. Three times £5 = £15, hence a 'commodore'!

    Mar 03 05, 12:55 AM
    gmackematix

    		Yay, Picqero! It is used in tic-tac (which was also involved in the answer to my 33 question which has been removed).

    Mar 03 05, 1:39 AM

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