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peaky blinders

  • plural
    of peaky blinder.
    peaky blinder
    noun
    Usually, Peaky Blinder. during the 1890s, a member of a gang of young thugs in Birmingham, England who wore peaked caps.

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When his mother was around eight or nine, she worked for bookmakers - who were called peaky blinders - when betting was illegal.

From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2024

Yeah, ha ha, the cheeky peaky blinders are leaching an extra grand and a half out of buyers just for accepting their offer on a property.

From The Guardian ● Jun. 30, 2015

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