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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 |