Jimmy O'Goblin

noun

A sovereign coin; a pound.

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Meanings

nounJimmy O'Goblin (plural Jimmy O'Goblins)

plural Jimmy O'Goblins · alternative jimmy-o-goblin · alternative jimmy o' goblin · alternative Jimmy-o-goblin · alternative Jemmy O'Goblin

  1. AustraliaUKslangA sovereign coin; a pound.

    He had won five Jimmy-o-goblins at ten to three at Chester.

    1934, Evelyn Waugh, Handful of Dust

Origin

Rhyming slang for "sovereign".

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Jimmy O'Goblin. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jimmy%20O'Goblin

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“Jimmy O'Goblin.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jimmy%20O'Goblin. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Jimmy O'Goblin,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Jimmy%20O'Goblin.

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