used less frequently than before, many of the terms persist. Tic-tac terms Odds Bottle – 2–1 Burlington Bertie – 100–30 Carpet – 3–1 Century – 100–1 Ching – 5–1 Cockle – 10–1 Double carpet – 33–1 Double net – 20–1 Double tap – 15–8 Ear'ole – 6–4 Elef – 11–1 Elef a vier – 11–4 Enin – 9–1 Exes – 6–1 Face – 5–2 Handful or hand – 5–1 Levels (you devils) – evens Macaroni – 25–1 Major Stevens – evens Net – 10–1 Net and bice – 12/1 Net and ex – 16/1 Net and rouf −14/1 Neves or nevis – 7–1 Neves to rouf – 7/4 Pony – 25–1 Roof or rouf – 4–1 Sais a wang – 6–5 Scruffy and dirty – 100–30 Shoulder – 7–4 Shoulders or On the shoulders – 9–2 Straight up – evens TH – 8–1 Tips – 11–10 Top of the head – 9–4 Up the arm – 11–8 Wrist – 5–4 Xis – 6–1 Other terms Beeswax – tax Jolly – a favourite Kite – a cheque Knock – not pay up when owing Pony – £25 Ton – £100 Monkey – £500 A bag (of sand) – £1000 Rock cake – a small bet References Sports betting Occupational cryptolects Sign systems