Word: bankerish
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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British bankers have a reputation for being a stuffy lot. In the words of a Board of Trade commission, they run their banks "as a club for the benefit of members, not the public." They keep the most bankerish of bankers' hours, charge high rates for their services, and send their customers statements only once every three months. Small wonder that most adult Britons assiduously avoid checking accounts...
...massive maroon safe. Clerks work in a Dickensian atmosphere of mahogany panels, marble floors and gilded grillwork. Only the top six officers and one secretary are Russian; the other 133 employees are Britons-and everybody pauses for 4 o'clock tea. Says Doubonossov with a bankerish smile: "We observe the customs and conventions of the City of London." One closely observed custom is Narodny's refusal to divulge the names of its many British clients...