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Why is £15 sometimes known as a Commodore?
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#55617. Asked by gmackematix. (Mar 02 05 8:38 PM)
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picqero
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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'!
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gmackematix
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Yay, Picqero! It is used in tic-tac (which was also involved in the answer to my 33 question which has been removed).
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