Flatch

//flæt͡ʃ// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A halfpenny. dated

    "I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on."

  2. 2
    A counterfeit half-crown. dated
Adjective
  1. 1
    Half dated, not-comparable

Example

More examples

"I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on."

Etymology

Phonetic spelling of the backslang for half (with /tʃ/ substituted for the /h/).

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