Alan Whicker

noun

A pound sterling; a quid.

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Meanings

noun
  1. CockneyslangA pound sterling; a quid.

    I don't want five pound! I don't want four pound! I don't want three pound! I don't want two pound! I don't even want one and a half pound! Come on then, girls, a good old-fashioned bar! An Alan Whicker!

    2006, David Eldridge, Market Boy (play)

Origin

Rhyme for nicker (“pound sterling”), in reference to Alan Whicker (1921–2013), British journalist and broadcaster.

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APA

Alan Whicker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alan%20Whicker

MLA

“Alan Whicker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alan%20Whicker. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Alan Whicker,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Alan%20Whicker.

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