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.