The English Oracle

What is a "bernie"?

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00:00 What Is A &Quot;Bernie&Quot;?
00:14 Accepted Answer Score 7
00:30 Answer 2 Score 1
00:48 Thank you

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ACCEPTED ANSWER

Score 7


Apparently, in 1999, someone named Bernie Ecclestone tried to donate one million British pounds to the Labour Party, and since then, a "bernie" is a million pounds.




ANSWER 2

Score 1


Bernie is the corrected (or corrupted, depending on your outlook) spelling of the Old English word byrnie, which is a type of armor used by knights for the purpose of protecting the body when engaged in fighting with swords, lances, dirks, maces, pikes and/or other type of sharp, metal objects used to kill others.