flatch

adj, noun — 3 senses

flatch

adj

/flæt͡ʃ/

Etymology Phonetic spelling of the backslang for half (with /tʃ/ substituted for the /h/).

1

Dated Half

Derived terms: flatch-kennurd, flatch-yenork, flatch-yennep

flatch

noun

Etymology Phonetic spelling of the backslang for half (with /tʃ/ substituted for the /h/).

1

Dated A halfpenny.

I have a rorty gal, also a knowing pal, / And merrily together we jog on, / I doesn't care a flatch, as long as I've a tach, / Some pannum for my chest, and a tog on.c. 1864, Alfred Peck Stevens, “The Chickaleary Cove”, in Farmer, John Stephen, editor, Musa Pedestris, published 1896, page 161:

2

Dated A counterfeit half-crown.

Costermongers; crime; costermongers; crime

Synonyms: flatch-yennep, ha'penny

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