Meanings
- UKhumorousUsed to intensify a statement of someone's identity, particularly to make a humorous comparison between two unrelated people or entities.
"You are John Rigor Mortis Doe and I claim my five pounds!"
2008 June 15, Al Ewing, I, Zombie, Abaddon Books, →ISBN2 more examples
'You are the one... known as the Doctor...' said the vagrant, tottering towards him. 'And I claim my five pounds,' Felicia heard Percy say bitterly.
2015 February 12, Gareth Roberts, Doctor Who: The English Way of Death: The History Collection, Random House, →ISBN, page 186'You are Mr Joscelyne,' they heard her joke, waggling her ring finger under his nose, 'and I claim my five pounds.'
2015 August 11, Elizabeth Cooke, You Belong to Me: A Novel, Open Road Media, →ISBNSynonyms: AICMFP
Synonyms & antonyms
phraseUsed to intensify a statement of someone's identity, particularly to make a humorous comparison between two unrelated people or entities.
Origin
After newspaper competitions, such as Lobby Lud, where readers were offered money for spotting a certain figure in public and accosting him with a passphrase, such as "you are Lobby Lud, and I claim my five pounds". (However, the Lobby Lud competition did not involve this phrase.)
Full word history & related roots →Cite this entry
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