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101 Slang Terms for Money

By Len Penzo

Currency Dice representing, yen, euro, dollar, and pound sterling from china, england, usa, and europe on white backgroundIn 1737, Benjamin Franklin published The Drinker’s Dictionary, a long list of over 200 alternative terms and phrases for being drunk.

As far as I know, old Ben never published a similar list of synonyms for money — which I find to be curious when you consider that:

  • Ben is one of America’s first and most-quoted personal finance experts, and …
  • Everyone loves money

With that in mind, I thought I would challenge myself to put together a fun collection of 101 slang terms for money. Truth be told, what I thought was going to be a difficult task actually turned out to be quite easy.

I’ll start with money slang references to edibles and then branch out from there. So if you’re ready, here we go…

  1. chips
  2. bread
  3. dough
  4. roll
  5. cabbage
  6. lettuce
  7. kale
  8. bacon
  9. clams
  10. coconuts
  11. beans
  12. fish
  13. potatoes
  14. bananas
  15. buckaroos
  16. bucks
  17. fins ($5-bills)
  18. sawbucks ($10-bills)
  19. C-notes ($100-bills)
  20. hundies
  21. dead presidents
  22. Benjamins
  23. Franklins
  24. Jacksons
  25. grand
  26. Gs
  27. K
  28. smack
  29. smackers
  30. wampum
  31. bills
  32. moolah
  33. means
  34. checks
  35. drafts
  36. shrapnel
  37. wad
  38. plaster
  39. bankroll
  40. capital
  41. finances
  42. currency
  43. funds
  44. gold
  45. stash
  46. cash
  47. bundle
  48. fortune
  49. lucre
  50. chump change
  51. pin money
  52. shekels
  53. resources
  54. boffo
  55. fiat
  56. doubloons
  57. wherewithal
  58. treasure
  59. dibs
  60. bits
  61. dollars
  62. dinero
  63. pesos
  64. bullets
  65. coin
  66. simoleons
  67. silver
  68. pelf
  69. tender
  70. scrip
  71. pittance
  72. guineas
  73. gelt
  74. bones
  75. stake
  76. pap
  77. spondulicks
  78. quid
  79. specie
  80. jack
  81. change
  82. scratch
  83. wonga
  84. king’s ransom
  85. mint
  86. paper
  87. loonies
  88. mazuma
  89. pieces of eight
  90. frogskins
  91. long green
  92. folding green
  93. green
  94. greenbacks
  95. riches
  96. rivets
  97. big ones
  98. banknotes
  99. chits
  100. scrilla
  101. loot

Whew! That was fun!

You know, sever since I first compiled this list way back in 2009, over 100 readers reminded me of even more slang terms; I invite you to read them in the comment section below. Oh … and after reading all of their contributions, if you want to add a money slang term to the list that the rest of us missed, then consider this a friendly challenge to please do so.

Photo Credit: m4d group

159 Comments October 3, 2016

Comments

  1. 1

    Bob says

    Yayo is cocaine…not money

    Reply
    • 2

      Len Penzo says

      Ah, now you’ve done it – I have to come up with another term. But word to your momma. I just checked with my homey from the hood and he confirmed your claim. He told me the correct term is “scrilla.” Thanks for the heads up! (Note to self: in the future stick to suburban, as opposed to urban, slang.)

      Reply
      • 3

        Roy Clark says

        Has anyone mentioned “bees and honey”? Cockney rhyming slang.

        Reply
        • 4

          Robin says

          I love the idea of Cockney rhyming slang! All I know about it is from (oddly enough) the books that inspired the TV show “Call the Midwife.” I only learned a bit from those books, but I think it’s such a cool piece of linguistic creativity! I’m glad you brought it up!

  2. 5

    Grymie says

    Ok im thankful for this list…. tho here are some you forgot

    Cheese, Chedder, Gwop, Stack, Grip, and Cents

    Reply
    • 6

      Len Penzo says

      I can’t believe I missed “stack.” I’ve used it before. Thanks for the additions!

      Reply
  3. 7

    Lily says

    Simoleans! Yes!

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  4. 8

    Hannah says

    Haha, thanks for all those!!!! My neice and I are making a remake to Justin Bieber’s ‘One Time’ song…It’s about money.

    Reply
    • 9

      Len Penzo says

      When you finish, feel free to come back and share your lyrics here!

      Reply
  5. 10

    CA_GESKIDN says

    in my younger days i had a boyfriend who would say “duckettes” for dollars. does anyone remember that slang word?

    Reply
    • 11

      Len Penzo says

      I never heard of it, but maybe somebody else out there has?

      Reply
      • 12

        margie says

        I think it’s spelled “duckits.”

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      • 13

        Tiny says

        Ducats were Italian coins used in medieval times

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      • 14

        Jmack says

        Before I would go out, my dad would ask if I had any “dookey”. I wonder if that was slang for ducat? I use this expression with my son now.

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        • 15

          Len Penzo says

          Probably was …

    • 16

      Razz says

      I remember ducats.
      In the penitentiary, ducat was the slang word for money.
      “Homie, I got ducats for squares. Let’s hit the commissary.”
      (a square is a jailhouse word for cigarette’s)

      Reply
  6. 17

    tech29ne says

    relish

    Reply
  7. 18

    DJ 2 says

    I really did not know that there were so many terms/words for money. Thanks for the information. Now I just need the meanings of what the words mean.

    Very good knowledge.

    Reply
  8. 19

    david says

    Lumber

    feti

    pop cans

    Reply
  9. 20

    Len Penzo says

    Really, Barb? Well, I guess if the Fed keeps printing money as fast as it is currently doing, hyperinflation may eventually make candy more valuable than dollars. (Not that anybody with significant cash savings would want to see that happen!)

    Reply
  10. 21

    Heather says

    I didnt see “cake” or “gravy”

    Reply
  11. 22

    Steve says

    My current favorite is “Sacagaweas”. I just like the way she sounds.

    Reply
    • 23

      Len Penzo says

      You know, I like that one a lot too.

      Reply
  12. 24

    C. Benevento says

    I just read this because I work in a cash business in New Jersey and we always joke about different slang terms for cash. Italians in Jersey say “escarole,” pronounced shcarol, with a hard “r”.

    Reply
    • 25

      Len Penzo says

      Interesting. My family is Italian, so I’ll have to ask my dad about that one when I see him later this week.

      Reply
  13. 26

    BaSavage says

    “Cream” is another one. Wu-Tang Clan made a song about it and alot of East Coast Rappers use it a lot. And yes, i rem the duckettes sucka fools lol

    Reply
    • 27

      huh? says

      Cream is an acronym for Cash Rules Everything Around Me

      Reply
    • 28

      Ja says

      Actually Cream as used by Wu tang is an acronym for C:Cash R:Rules E:Everything A:Around M:Me plus most people didn’t use cream to denote Money.

      Reply
  14. 29

    moos says

    frogskins

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    • 30

      Len Penzo says

      No fair copying me, moos! LOL I have that one at #90.

      Reply
  15. 31

    Crystal says

    Forgot about Keesh and Honey!!

    Reply
    • 32

      Len Penzo says

      That I did!

      Reply
  16. 33

    Helen Love says

    Here’s one from Northern Ireland – ha’pence.

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  17. 34

    Johnny c lately says

    You forgot chedder, cake, ends, funds. Duckettes is used on the east coast as well. Now I have a question for you guys. This dude I work with swears that dough is spelled doe. Dough comes from bread and scratch I thought. There for the spelling has to be dough. Doe is on urbandictionary.com but so is dough with the same definition.

    Reply
  18. 35

    Amanda says

    Doe is a female deer. Dough is what makes bread, so I think Dough is right. Thanks, this was WAY better than what the thesaurus offered me!

    Reply
  19. 36

    Macs says

    Duckettes sounds like an accented pronunciation of ‘ducats’

    One more for the list: wonga

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    • 37

      Len Penzo says

      Great point, Macs, about ducats. Never heard of “wonga.” Thanks for the addition!

      Reply
  20. 38

    Financial bondage says

    Don’t forget the change. what we have left after the Feds tax everything.

    Reply
  21. 39

    Ms November says

    Yes, I heard “duckets” as a kid. Everyone said it. I’m from L.A. and AA, maybe it’s a cultural thang.

    Some money slang from my Colombian friend, “plato” and “limonada”.

    Enjoyed this, thank you!

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    • 40

      Len Penzo says

      First things first: are you really Ms. November? Wait until I tell my buddies at work that Ms. November reads my blog!!!

      Thanks for the additions to my list too.

      Reply
    • 41

      FL Girl says

      I always referred to duckets when talking about money. I was born In Cali also! Could definitely be a cultural thing.

      Reply
  22. 42

    Barb Friedberg says

    Hi Len, Before reading the article I thought: Oh, if someone wants to pay me in some currency other than money-what about candy? I love candy and would gladly accept a small amount of candy, or costume jewelry instead of a cash payment

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  23. 43

    Durand Bell says

    Lets not forget Euros,marks,USD, Pesos, Guilders, Drachmae, Rupees, Dinars, Yen, shillings, Won, Ringgits, Rubles and Baht, Just to name a few of the more colorful. and just plain ole walking around money

    Reply
    • 44

      Len Penzo says

      Obvious, but very very true, Durand.

      Reply
    • 45

      Ritz says

      But Euros,marks,USD,Rupee are not money slang

      Reply
  24. 46

    Ken says

    Dosh

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  25. 47

    Ken says

    .. and btw, “ducats” is from William Shakespeare’s “Merchant of Venice” if I remember my schooling aright. Right there with “pound of flesh.”

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    • 48

      haverwench says

      It’s used in Merchant of Venice because the ducat was an actual unit of currency in Italy (and most parts of Europe). It shows up in other Shakespeare plays too (like Hamlet, where the prince shouts “Dead for a ducat, dead!” right before stabbing Polonius through the curtains).

      How about “do re mi” and “boodle”?

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  26. 49

    Anonymous Person says

    I always say “paper gold”, but I don’t think that’s an official replacement. Add it if you’d like, but it’s probably not going to be understood by a lot of people. Do whatever you’d like!

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  27. 50

    KiLlEr10312 says

    What about Mangos, Tips, and Packers *You know the name in the Greenbay Packers right?*

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  28. 51

    Len Penzo says

    @Helen: I like it!
    @KiLIERr: Mangos, nice. I like the other two too. Who are the Green Bay Packers?
    Johnny: Yep, you aren’t the first commenter to recommend cheddar. That was pretty obvious and I should have caught that one! Thank you for the other three. I’m with you, it’s spelled “dough” because of the reference to “bread.” I think urbandictionary.com missed the mark on that one.

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  29. 52

    Agent Cormack says

    Did you have Reddies, or have I missed it?

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    • 53

      haverwench says

      I thought it was “readies”–as in “ready money” (meaning cash, not credit).

      Reply
  30. 54

    matt says

    scrilla

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    • 55

      Len Penzo says

      That’s already listed (see #100)

      Reply
  31. 56

    John - MightyFinance.com says

    How about bounty and booty

    I guess a bounty of booty would be bootilicious

    Or is that bountylicious

    Or maybe could go with Bootiful (an attractive ghost?)

    -John

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  32. 57

    Online Book Store Australia says

    Freaking awesome! Don’t forget booty!

    Reply
  33. 58

    Len Penzo says

    @John and @Australia: Booty was so obvious. I can’t believe I missed that one.

    Reply
  34. 59

    mike jones says

    you forgot “paper”

    “At his new job, Joe’s makin PAPER!”

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    • 60

      Robin says

      I’ve also heard a similar phrase using “bank” —

      “Joe’s makin BANK at his new job!”

      Another addition might be Abe for a fiver (oh! that’s one too).

      “Grab on to Abe, man.”

      Reply
  35. 61

    Kash says

    Skrizz, Fettija,

    Reply
    • 62

      Len Penzo says

      Skrizz? Hmmm… I thought that meant really good, or very high quality?

      Fettija is another strange one, Kash. I just googled the term and it came up empty.

      Reply
  36. 63

    Jack says

    How about presidential portraits?

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    • 64

      Len Penzo says

      Noted!

      Reply
  37. 65

    Alec says

    how about the philly term MUGGA

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  38. 66

    Lockwood says

    Coo. It was used in NYC when I was kid.

    Reply
  39. 67

    Dan Public says

    Duckies Coin Geetas

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  40. 68

    Heather says

    what about WAM (Walking Around Money)

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  41. 69

    Mike says

    Term used by brother-in-law that I always admired – Fun Tickets

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    • 70

      Len Penzo says

      THAT is one of the best slang terms for money I’ve ever heard. I think I’ll start using that one too, Mike. Thanks for sharing it.

      Reply
    • 71

      Don says

      We used to call them “yuppie coupons” because at the time ATMs only spit out $20 bills and it seemed to be a yuppie “thing” to use the ATM as a status symbol. Thanks for the effort to put together such a fun list. I wrote down most of them so I won’t forget! Don

      Reply
  42. 72

    Amygirl says

    Yep I agree with Duckettes too! Like Kid Rock said…”givin’ all my duckettes to Uncle Sam..” Great job on this! DEFinately terms I’ve not heard before!

    Reply
    • 73

      Len Penzo says

      Thanks, Amy. We try to please here at Len Penzo dot Com!

      Reply
  43. 74

    Angela says

    I’m from Maryland and we say “ends”. Guess it comes from making ends meet…

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    • 75

      Len Penzo says

      I suspect you’re right, Angela.

      Reply
  44. 76

    BigT says

    HOW bout SLUGS,CHIPPAS,BIG FACE’S

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  45. 77

    Joey says

    Sponduli

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  46. 78

    Jolly says

    How about an Anthony

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    • 79

      Len Penzo says

      Hmmm. I’ve never heard of that one. What is it in reference to?

      Reply
      • 80

        Chas says

        Likely for the Susan B Anthony dollar coin. But I haven’t heard it in actual use.

        Reply
  47. 81

    Damian Knowles says

    Additional names for money:

    float
    dancy
    scratch

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  48. 82

    John Tidyman says

    An old friend of mine used to call it, mazuma.

    I could be wrong because I often am, but I think the proper spelling would be ducats, which is also slang for tickets.

    I’m writing a piece for DD 214 Chronicle, the veterans newspaper in northeast Ohio, and money is the subject. Money is much more than legal tender. Matter of fact, I sometimes think its status as legal tender is the least of its uses. Money is a status symbol, a weapon, a gift, a building block or foundation, and maybe the one thing we think about more than sex. It can make us feel secure or send us into anxiety attacks.

    Thanks for the list and thanks to the many contributors who 1.) made further reading a pleasure, and 2.) made my job easier.

    John H. Tidyman

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    • 83

      Len Penzo says

      You’re very welcome, John. Good luck on the article.

      Reply
  49. 84

    Jose aka P. says

    im dominican raised in NY but i kno mexicans call money La Feria

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  50. 85

    rockergirl315 says

    if you know so many money words could you help me decode this my bro told me i would never figure it out so far i havent the letters are scrambeled up please help
    these are the letters:
    skppaatcre
    i have no idea what it says plz plz plz help me out

    Reply
    • 86

      Len Penzo says

      I think your bro is pulling your leg. In the meantime, why don’t you challenge him to solve this one: sgjfkxjzhkjkjsequ

      Reply
    • 87

      SassyMamaw says

      It looks like ‘paper stack’. That’s all I could do with the letters. Don’t know if that’s a money term or not.

      Reply
    • 88

      Robin says

      Hey Rocker Girl–you may already have found these, but I came up with:

      Paper stack
      Stack paper
      Tacks paper
      Sack tapper

      Reply
  51. 89

    fever says

    In the south we say shams

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  52. 90

    Sandy says

    Did anyone say “Lira” or “Lire”? Also “ten spot” for a ten dollar bill, and “do-re-mi” (slang for “dough”)?

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  53. 91

    Sandy says

    Also “singles”, “fiver”, “mad money”

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  54. 92

    Ben says

    I haven’t seen the term” Large”. I’ve heard that used the same way as grand, or K

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    • 93

      Len Penzo says

      Yes, that’s a very good one. I actually hear that quite a bit.

      Reply
  55. 94

    Ronny says

    what about credit/cred

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  56. 95

    Power says

    Great list,I did not see the word “Mulla”

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    • 96

      Len Penzo says

      or “moola” … yes!

      Reply
  57. 97

    datkidfearGxS says

    licks , chickens , paper cuts , benjies

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  58. 98

    datkidfearGxS says

    dookies , fevers , x five

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    • 99

      Len Penzo says

      That last one seems a bit odd.

      Reply
  59. 100

    El Tejon says

    in reply to Ms. November: your Colombian friend said “plata.” plato is plate: may I have a plato of frijoles, por favor. Plata is very common in Mexico, Central and South America.

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  60. 101

    jarrett says

    how could you miss cake lol.

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  61. 102

    jarrett says

    and bones, shillings, milk, big ones.

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  62. 103

    jarrett says

    ok scratch bones and big ones you got that. but shillings, mike and cake

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  63. 104

    jarrett says

    and in europe they call it pounds.

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  64. 105

    jarrett says

    last one lol cant forget chedda.

    Reply
  65. 106

    SassyMamaw says

    To rockergirl315 – It looks like ‘paper stack’. That’s all I could do with the letters. Don’t know if that’s a money term or not.

    Reply
  66. 107

    Buzz says

    In an old Disneyworld/land reference, we used to call Hundreds “E-tickets” or “Bennies” (clearly short for “Benjamins.”) We would also refer to any note by its President; Lincolns, Hamiltons or Hamiltonians, Grants or Ulysses. “Scratch” continues to be my favorite, though. Fun read; thanks.

    Reply
  67. 108

    Blest says

    what about “GWOP”?

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  68. 109

    Kirk says

    “Fun Tickets” for $100 dollar bills.

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  69. 110

    Bob says

    Also Another name is Yardskins Read that in the Kid’s Money Book

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  70. 111

    Therese says

    In Ireland slang for euros is yoyo’s.

    Reply
  71. 112

    DAD says

    Hey son: I do not remember if I mentioned to you. When I was growing up the slang for money was chrome. You may want to add it to your list.

    Love yaa, Dad

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    • 113

      Len Penzo says

      You just did it for me, Dad. Love you too!

      Reply
  72. 114

    Pobre says

    Dead Presidents

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  73. 115

    Gabe says

    I don’t know if it’s been listen yet, but “moolah” was super common while grewing up in Jersey and Queens. I still use it sometimes.

    Reply
  74. 116

    Esuterure2006 says

    You forgot cheese.

    Reply
  75. 117

    dee says

    marks

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    • 118

      dee says

      also grapes used to say gotta pick these grapes off a vine
      it means make money in my hood

      Reply
  76. 119

    eulah johnson says

    babit

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    • 120

      Derricka says

      Where I’m from Babbitt is a term meaning annoying or something. I would say “go sit down u lil Babbitt “to a kid or man u acting like a Babbitt to an adult

      Reply
  77. 121

    Abby says

    me and my friend say Cotton because apparantly thats what money is made out of

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  78. 122

    Derricka says

    I’m from the Bahamas and we used to say gwalla gwalla or gunky when some one had alot of money “hey man yourpockets is gunky”. Ever heard it?

    Reply
  79. 123

    W. M. says

    I didn’t see … Double sawbuck ($20) or check or checker ($1)
    Half C ($50) 5 spot, Lincoln, fiver ($5)

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  80. 124

    Beth says

    What about, in reference to money, using “cha-ching?”
    Maybe…?

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    • 125

      Len Penzo says

      Absolutely!

      Reply
  81. 126

    Beth says

    Also, really happy you put king’s ransom. 🙂

    This list, and the resulting comments, really came in handy when my room mate and I were trying to decide how many ways we could write “MONEY” on our Pringles can covered in black duct tape and made into a coin container. 🙂

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  82. 127

    killa says

    Squirrel. I was mugged in St. Louis years ago and the young gentlemen wanting my stash were asking for me to release my squirrel. They then in their excitement asked me to relinquish my money. Had they simply just stated to give me your loot (or any of these other alternatives) I would have done so! Killa

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  83. 128

    Rachel says

    Woa! I never knew there were so many slangs for money 🙂 ‘Kale’ of all things and frogskins!!

    Reply
  84. 129

    smartalek says

    Warning, pedantry alert:
    Some of the terms in both the original list and in the suggestions in comments are, technically, *synonyms* not for “money,” but for specific denominations thereof.
    (F’rinstance, “fin,” which is listed at #17, and
    “sawbuck,” which I don’t think is listed yet, are both specific to $5 bills US.)
    Other terms are also more limited in application than the general class “money.” “Chump change,” for example, is a trivial amount thereof.
    That being the case, it’s interesting to note that there are a good number of terms for larger denominations — “Benjamins,” “C-notes,” “large” — but not so many for the smaller amounts — “ha’pennies,” “pfennigs,” “coppers.”
    That’s understandable of course — the chump change isn’t worthy of too much attention, even in these times of low inflation and stable or descending wages for so many.
    Thank you for providing this valuable service — esp since the ad revenue (is that already in the list? I coulda missed it, along with “remuneration,” since it’s not alphabetized) probably can’t approach its worth as a resource.

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    • 130

      Len Penzo says

      Considering the type of post this is — basically just a list of words, with no explanation whatsoever — I don’t think one can really leave a pedantic comment here. I find the comments portion of this article are just as important as the post itself.

      One small correction: a “sawbuck” represents the US $10 bill. The nickname was supposedly borne because the Roman numeral for 10 is “X” — and the “X” is a visual representation of a sawhorse.

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  85. 131

    smartalek says

    Almost forgot — here are a few more that I don’t think have appeared yet:
    Valuta
    Florins
    Sterling
    The necessary
    Apologies if any of those have already shown up.
    I love that “lucre” — one of my fave words — was on the original list. Ditto for “pelf” — I hadn’t seen that one in years.

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  86. 132

    Nate says

    What is the latest term in US to say $10,000;$20,000 etc?
    Thanks

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    • 133

      Len Penzo says

      Ten grand, twenty grand, etc.

      Reply
  87. 134

    Marc Sandor Woolf says

    Anybody mention “coin” or “bank”?

    Reply
  88. 135

    joao pinto says

    Here are a few Portuguese names for money : pilim – guita – guito – tustes – carcanhol – massa – cobres – cheta – graveto – pasta . I hope it helps your slang terms money collection .

    Reply
  89. 136

    Zennifer says

    We call the Indian Rupee “Ghandis” because his face is on the bills; as in, dropping Ghandis or dropping Gs (which I see you already have listed, but I assume for a different meaning).

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    • 137

      Len Penzo says

      Thanks for that, Zennifer. Very interesting!

      Yes, in the US, “G’s” is short for “grand” which is another terms for “thousands.”

      Reply
  90. 138

    Jay @ ITF says

    Thanks for the fun post, Len.

    Reply
  91. 139

    baldeagle1932 says

    I remember “Yards” as a description of $100. As in “..it cost 3 yards” meaning $300.

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  92. 140

    findingzzero says

    Baksheesh, floose anyone? N Africa?

    Reply
  93. 141

    Robert says

    oof

    To be oofy is to be rich.

    Reply
  94. 142

    John H Heydt says

    Don’t forget the hundreds of thousands of soldiers in Vietnam we called money piasters

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  95. 143

    C-Mo says

    Duckets

    Stones

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  96. 144

    Karim Saad says

    You also forgot to mention Racks and Hundos.

    Yes im a migos fan

    Reply
  97. 145

    Merit says

    Great article, Len. Very comprehensive.

    Reply
  98. 146

    Karmik says

    Some more terms for money(in general), not denoting any particular denominations are ……

    Shpilkis(or Shpilkus) – from a Yiddish term for wherewithal

    Shek(short for israeli money SHEKELS) – example – “where’s my Shek” ?or – “You got my Shek” ?

    Cashish/Casheesh(a play on the word CASH)

    Casholian/Casholean(another play on the word CASH)

    Montezuma(related to MAZUMA)

    Monay/Monaye

    Gelt(Hebrew word for money)

    Bling/Bling Bling(a ghetto term for gold jewelry, but can also denote money)

    Grease(as in “grease my palm”)

    Smackoleans(derivative of SMACKERS) – more of a reference to a denomination

    Ringa Ding Ding(way way out there term)

    Moolani(derivative of MOOLA/MOOLAH)

    Cha-ching(the sound an old cash register made)

    Zoom Zoom(very rare term, hardly ever used)

    Candy

    Breadski(derivative of BREAD)

    Doughski(derivative of DOUGH)

    Butter

    Skins(more of a reference to note or bill denominations)

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  99. 147

    Brandon says

    Here’s some uncommon ones I tend to say that I didn’t see in the list – although they’re rarely used: Gish, Swash, Gamboni, and Dosh

    Here’s a joke too!

    Q: “What’s dead and in my pocket?”

    A: “A president.”

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    Nick says

    Duckets was not on the list but more surprisingly to me was the fact that some of these were not necessarily slang for money rather than a name used for a different form of currency. I.e yen is not slang for money it’s a type of currency in china. Just like pesos Or euros.

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    • 149

      Len Penzo says

      Yes, they are currencies; but people who use other currencies use them as slang for their currencies.

      By the way, yen is Japan’s currency — not China’s.

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  101. 150

    Ike says

    go, j, kuku, are some of the Nigerian money names! Some I baptized myself!

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  102. 151

    Billy says

    Hi how are you? Hoping someone here can help me out? There is a old Ronald Colemen movie called “If I Were King” … In the movie he says, “Why, for two whites you’d kill your own mother.” I assume two whites is slang for money? Hoping someone here might know??? Thank you. Billy

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    • 152

      Len Penzo says

      Billy: I am not familiar with the movie you are referring to, however I suspect the character actually said, “for two whits” — not two whites. The definition of a “whit” is “a very small amount.”

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