money matters

[teenageoap]

is there anyone who is happy with the answer to no.71'sweetener carries weight but is big money(5,5)'? I've gone round the houses with this one!

[rogerr]

Do you want the answer--I'm hopeless at giving clues.

[rogerr]

Just thought--look up sugar in Chambers.

[teenageoap]

I've only got online chambers and got ,sugar candy, etc. can't fit anything to the clue so rogerr, what do you think?

[rogerr]

It's Heavy sugar--and I've never heard of it either!

[teenageoap]

that's what my old man said but I can't find that expression anywhere. thanks anyway rogerr

[masterchef]

It's criminal slang for big money.

[rogerr]

And it is in the Chambers dictionary--trust your old man!

[Figi]

Why people like you ever bother to send for this quiz is a complete mystery to me.

[teenageoap]

Thanks for that guys. I usually trust my old man but doubted him this time. never again!

[athenae]

well .....

it is not a phrase in my Chambers edition!

however, it is an american 'Roaring 1920's' criminal slang phrase which was 'immortalised' in jazz of the time .....

http://home.earthlink.net/~dlarkins/slang-pg.h tm

http://www.u.arizona.edu/~marcol/roaring20s.ht ml

http://www.connecticut-wedding-professionals.c om/twenties.html

http://www.geocities.com/ceazerus/slang.html

seems it originated in 1929!!

[teenageoap]

Figi- did you mean me with your phrase' people like you'? how do you think you know what I am like and what on earth do you go onto answerbank for?

[razza]

Rogerr has told you the correct answer and if you follow Athenae's links this will confirm.We cannot find out why figi uses this site,the way he or she has been going on about people giving answers can only mean one thing,that is he or she gleans the answers from here.I reckon its Bethn in disguise,remember her???

[nilesquimby]

LOL we all remember Beth!

I'm on the fence on whether these people have a point. I'm still thinking about it.....tricky argument.

Niles
p.s I'll still keep asking while I'm thinking!

[Jammydodgem]

keep thinking Niles! we DO have a point..............thank goodness at least one of you is THINKING!