# Slang terms for money **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 3, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238 "2018-07-03T17:08:35Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/1 "2018-07-03T17:08:35Z")
“Money” slang. Any language. Any currency. Any denomination. Specific coins and notes, or in general. You can specify these things if you like, but it’s not necessary. We have Google. 😉 What you got? quid buck dough bones clams duckets cheddar Benjamins …? (As you can see I am not consistent with plurals. You don’t need to be either.) ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/2 "2018-07-03T17:10:15Z")
Kale greenbacks ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/3 "2018-07-03T17:11:41Z")
Service industry parlance, at least in the New Orleans area circa the mid 1990s: **a bill** = $100 **bills** = hundreds of dollars – “_I made three bills tonight_” means “_I made $300 tonight_”. ---
**Author:** ![bordelond](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bordelond/32/150_2.png) [@bordelond](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bordelond)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/4 "2018-07-03T17:13:11Z")
Collective nouns for “money”: **dinero scratch bread** ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/5 "2018-07-03T17:14:17Z")
doll hairs frogskins buckazoids Saccy Fin Sawbuck ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/6 "2018-07-03T17:15:51Z")
“I keep a little **skrill** in my shoe.” I once had a co-worker who quite literally did :D. ---
**Author:** ![Cardigan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardigan/32/187_2.png) [@Cardigan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardigan)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/7 "2018-07-03T17:16:09Z")
> [@bordelond](#): > > Service industry parlance, at least in the New Orleans area circa the mid 1990s: > > **a bill** = $100 > **bills** = hundreds of dollars – “_I made three bills tonight_” means “_I made $300 tonight_”. Oh, and don’t forget the term\*\* large\*\*. Used to refer to denominations of $1000 e.g. “Sure, you can have this Beamer but it’s gonna cost ya 47 large.” ---
**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/8 "2018-07-03T17:22:00Z")
This ought to do it: > **[Slang terms for money](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slang_terms_for_money)** > > Slang terms for money often derive from the appearance and features of banknotes or coins, their values, historical associations or the units of currency concerned. Within a language community, some of the slang terms vary in social, ethnic, economic, and geographic strata but others have become the dominant way of referring to the currency and are regarded as mainstream, acceptable language (for example, "buck" for a dollar or similar currency in various nations including Australia, Canada, Ne... ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/9 "2018-07-03T17:51:08Z")
IN Canada, “loonie” for the 1 dollar coin, “toonie” for the 2 dollar coin. In Quebec French, “cent noir” for the now non-existent penny, “cent blanch” for the dime, and “trente sous” (literally 30 cents) for the 25 cent piece. ---
**Author:** ![Miss\_Mapp](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miss_mapp/32/369_2.png) [@Miss\_Mapp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miss_Mapp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 5:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/10 "2018-07-03T17:55:46Z")
From Wodehouse and other pre-War British books, I’ve picked up “the dosh” and “lolly”. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 6:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/11 "2018-07-03T18:07:19Z")
I still like to use “moolah” to mean a bunch of money, no specific amount or denomination. ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 6:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/12 "2018-07-03T18:23:42Z")
Bob Most famous in the Beatles Mean Mr. Mustard: Mean Mister Mustard sleeps in the park Shaves in the dark trying to save paper Sleeps in a hole in the road Saving up to buy some clothes Keeps a ten-bob note up his nose ---
**Author:** ![kopek](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kopek/32/337_2.png) [@kopek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kopek)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 6:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/13 "2018-07-03T18:30:28Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > duckets Actually spelled ducats although most of the rappers using the term would be hard-put to spell it. Or most other words for that matter. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![beowulff](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/beowulff/32/542_2.png) [@beowulff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beowulff)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 6:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/14 "2018-07-03T18:46:09Z")
simoleons ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/15 "2018-07-03T20:03:10Z")
“Wingwangs” - from **Futurama** “Banana skins” “Bit”, as in two bits, four bits, six bits… ---
**Author:** ![campp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c5a1d2/32.png) [@campp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/campp)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 8:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/16 "2018-07-03T20:07:00Z")
Jingle Loot ---
**Author:** ![Frodo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/frodo/32/302_2.png) [@Frodo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Frodo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/17 "2018-07-03T20:19:50Z")
In rioplatense Spanish: Guita Mangos Plata Tarasca Gamba (1 Gamba = 500 pesos, 1 Gamba verde (green) 500 US Dollars) Luca (1 Luca= 1000 pesos, 1 Luca verde (green) 1000 US Dollars) ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/18 "2018-07-03T20:23:37Z")
Cashish ---
**Author:** ![Inigo\_Montoya](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/inigo_montoya/32/124_2.png) [@Inigo\_Montoya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Inigo_Montoya)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 8:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/19 "2018-07-03T20:25:05Z")
Forgot: cashish ---
**Author:** ![jaycat](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jaycat/32/3015_2.png) [@jaycat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jaycat)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/20 "2018-07-03T21:58:38Z")
The elusive sponduits, per W.C. Fields. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238.md?page=2)