big slush

👁 IbrahimSanad

IbrahimSanad

Senior Member

Arabic

Dear All,
I hope you have a nice day. Please help me to understand this phrase "big slush". Context: (Oh, yes, Mr. Reeder,' said that officer affably. 'We have had a note from the P.P.'s office, and I think I had the pleasure of working with you on that big slush [Slush-forged Bank of England notes.] case a few years ago.)
It is from the novel of "The Mind of Mr. J. G. Reeder" by Edgar Wallace.

👁 lingobingo

lingobingo

Senior Member

London

English - England

It was a big case, not a big slush. A slush case that was big.

Last edited: Dec 27, 2020

👁 Uncle Jack

Uncle Jack

Senior Member

Cumbria, UK

British English

It was a case. Specifically, it was a slush case, and it was big.

👁 IbrahimSanad

IbrahimSanad

Senior Member

Arabic

lingobingo said:

It was a big case, not a big slush. A slush case that was big.

What it the meaning of "slush" here, please?

👁 lingobingo

lingobingo

Senior Member

London

English - England

I have no idea. 👁 Smile :)

👁 Uncle Jack

Uncle Jack

Senior Member

Cumbria, UK

British English

"Slush" is old British slang for forged banknotes. Since this was mentioned in the original post I assumed you knew it.

👁 lingobingo

lingobingo

Senior Member

London

English - England

Apparently that “aside”, explaining what slush means, appears in modern collections of Edgar Wallace stories (in one of them exactly as written in the OP, making Slush-forged look like a hyphenated word 👁 Eek! :eek:
). I’m sure it wasn’t in the original!

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