sold again and got the money

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Costermongers' slang, from the announcement that used to be made when goods were sold.

Phrase[edit]

sold again and got the money

  1. (UK, slang, obsolete) Announced on having successfully deceived somebody.

References[edit]

  • John Camden Hotten (1873) The Slang Dictionary
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