one and nines

English

Noun

one and nines pl (plural only)

  1. (UK, historical) Cheap seats in a theatre, costing one shilling and nine pence.
    • 2013, Tom Davies, Polly Garter's War:
      When Tomorrow Comes was probably some sort of weepy love story which always got him laughing like a drain, often leading to his physical removal from the one and nines.
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