Bent Two By Four Edit Meaning

1.

A dishonest Jew.

In Cockney ryhming slang a two by four signifies a Jew---a 2 " x 4" being a standard timber size.

Hence a bent two by four--a twisted length of wood, or more commonly, a dishonest Jew.

That bent two by four shows good stuff in his window but shuffles you off with sub standard rubbish.

When I got home I weighed the goods and found that the bent two by four had given me less than full weight.

See jew, cheat, twister, thief, unethical