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~ Thursday, April 21, 2005
 
TIC TAC TOTE

Slang terms for certain horse-racing odds (these are a mix of criminal, rhyming and back-slang and references to the body parts 'tic tac' men touch to announce the latest odds).

Evens - straight up
6/5 - sais a ching
5/4 - tips
11/8 - up the arm
6/4 - wrist
7/4 - ear'ole
15/8 - double taps
2/1 - shoulder or bottle
9/4 - head
5/2 - face
3/1 - carpet or gimmel
100/30 - Burlington Bertie
4/1 - rouf
9/2 - shoulders
5/1 - ching or hand
6/1 - exes
7/1 - nevis
8/1 - TH
9/1 - enin
10/1 - cockle or net
11/1 - elef
12/1 - net and bice
20/1 - double net
25-1 - macaroni or pony
33-1 - double carpet

Source: various

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