# 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:** 2
**Author:** ![Majestic\_Lee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Majestic\_Lee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Majestic_Lee)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/21 "2018-07-03T22:19:29Z")
Dosh Oops, someone beat me to it… ---
**Author:** ![Peter\_Morris](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/peter_morris/32/359_2.png) [@Peter\_Morris](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peter_Morris)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/22 "2018-07-03T22:26:21Z")
> [@jaycat](#): > > The elusive sponduits, per W.C. Fields. [Spondulix or Spondulicks.](http://www.dictionary.com/browse/spondulicks) ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/23 "2018-07-03T22:45:00Z")
> [@Cardigan](#): > > 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.” Variations of “large”: “big one”, “grand/bag (of sand)”. A “bar” (as in “half a bar”) used to be one pound, but I know I’ve heard it used for a million. Important to keep track of what industry you’re in, to avoid unfortunate misunderstandings. ---
**Author:** ![Ambivalid](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a5b964/32.png) [@Ambivalid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ambivalid)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/24 "2018-07-03T22:49:41Z")
Rack: a thousand dollars. Stack: 10 racks. ---
**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/25 "2018-07-03T22:58:01Z")
Geetus–general term for money. ---
**Author:** ![blondebear](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/blondebear/32/1022_2.png) [@blondebear](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/blondebear)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/26 "2018-07-03T23:08:29Z")
quatloo (filthy) luchre wampum ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/27 "2018-07-03T23:19:15Z")
For money in general I use the totally boring _bucks_. As in, “holy shit! can you believe Bobbi just spent eight thousand bucks on an '86 Skylark with a blown motor and an ‘I heart John Denver’ bumper sticker in the back window??” For actual cash I use either “cash” (duh) or more often _folding green_, which incidentally I picked up from one of Cecil’s columns eons ago. In our ever-increasing cashless society it’s often necessary to clarify if I’m paying for something with actual physical paper money, so _folding green_ works well. Interestingly, _folding green_ is one I’ve never heard anyone else say or use. It’s also absent from the above Wiki article. Nonetheless I like it. ---
**Author:** ![burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/burpo_the_wonder_mutt/32/365_2.png) [@burpo\_the\_wonder\_mutt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/burpo_the_wonder_mutt)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/28 "2018-07-03T23:28:26Z")
kablingy (More Krusty-isms later) ---
**Author:** ![Dropo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ce7236/32.png) [@Dropo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dropo)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/29 "2018-07-03T23:34:46Z")
“So when this drunk handed me a ten spot after a request, I couldn’t get very excited. What was it I asked myself? A piece of paper crawling with germs.” —from _Detour_ (1945) The same movie makes reference to having a “lot of jack”, i.e., cash. “Bread” dates from the sixties (at least). ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [July 3, 2018, 11:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/30 "2018-07-03T23:59:20Z")
Tony Soprano wouldn’t lend me a tenor. He is alto-gether bass. 🙂 He usually wears nice shoes, but yesterday he went out in a paradigm store slippers. ---
**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 4, 2018, 12:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/31 "2018-07-04T00:00:13Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > . . . Interestingly, _folding green_ is one I’ve never heard anyone else say or use. It’s also absent from the above Wiki article. Nonetheless I like it. [Close enough?](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t6WaFDRq9Gk) ---
**Author:** ![Heracles](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/heracles/32/487_2.png) [@Heracles](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Heracles)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/32 "2018-07-04T01:18:44Z")
Small change (_du p’tit change_): \*[Une cenne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(Canadian_coin)) [Un cinq cennes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_(Canadian_coin)) (_pronounced_ cincennes) / un sou castor _for kids_ [Un dix cennes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(Canadian_coin)) / un dix sous (_pronounced_ dissous) / un sou bateau _for kids_ Un vingt-cinq cennes / [un trente sous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_(Canadian_coin)) / un sou caribou \*for kids Dollar and above: _Une piastre / [une piasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar) / un sou canard for kids [Un cinq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_five-dollar_note), [un dix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ten-dollar_note), [un vingt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_twenty-dollar_note)_ Generic: _Du foin Du blé Des bidous_ ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 1:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/33 "2018-07-04T01:23:32Z")
> [@kopek](#): > > Actually spelled ducats although most of the rappers using the term would be hard-put to spell it. Also, it was an actual currency, long before it was a slang term. grand = a thousand dollars c-note = a $100 bill Benjamin = a $100 bill piece of eight = a Spanish dollar, worth 8 reales. wampum = another actual currency (sort of) that became a slang term dead presidents ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/34 "2018-07-04T02:28:53Z")
> [@Heracles](#): > > Small change (_du p’tit change_): > \*[Une cenne](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penny_(Canadian_coin)) > [Un cinq cennes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nickel_(Canadian_coin)) (_pronounced_ cincennes) / un sou castor _for kids_ > [Un dix cennes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dime_(Canadian_coin)) / un dix sous (_pronounced_ dissous) / un sou bateau _for kids_ > Un vingt-cinq cennes / [un trente sous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quarter_(Canadian_coin)) / un sou caribou \*for kids > > Dollar and above: > _Une piastre / [une piasse](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_dollar) / un sou canard for kids > [Un cinq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_five-dollar_note), [un dix](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_ten-dollar_note), [un vingt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canadian_twenty-dollar_note)_ > > Generic: > _Du foin > Du blé > Des bidous_ un sac, une brique, des thunes… le grisbi, le magot… du fric ---
**Author:** ![DPRK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/4491bb/32.png) [@DPRK](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DPRK)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/35 "2018-07-04T02:33:16Z")
Let’s not forget Ali G and squid ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 5:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/36 "2018-07-04T05:16:15Z")
> [@DCnDC](#): > > duckets Is it spelled duckets? I always thought it was [ducats](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducat), after the European coins. ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 11:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/37 "2018-07-04T11:29:52Z")
> [@Dropo](#): > > “Bread” dates from the sixties (at least). And has been rarely used since the Seventies. I was listening to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” the other day, and the “they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar” line made me wonder if that would make sense to a twentysomething. ---
**Author:** ![actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e79b87/32.png) [@actualliberalnotoneofthose](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/actualliberalnotoneofthose)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 11:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/38 "2018-07-04T11:37:04Z")
coin, pronounced as “quan,” Jerry. ---
**Author:** ![DavidwithanR](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/3bc359/32.png) [@DavidwithanR](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidwithanR)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 11:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/39 "2018-07-04T11:54:00Z")
> [@RTFirefly](#): > > And has been rarely used since the Seventies. I was listening to Billy Joel’s “Piano Man” the other day, and the “they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar” line made me wonder if that would make sense to a twentysomething. Of course it makes sense - they’re all on low-carb diets except him. 🙂 The bread was probably from that bakery the Beach Boys were working at when they recorded “I Get Around”. 🙂 (I’m a real coolhead / I’m making real good bread) ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2018, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238/40 "2018-07-04T12:41:54Z")
**Readies.** I think it is in reference to ready cash, but some say it’s from the red colour of the £50 note. **Wonga.** Puportedly Australian slang, but I have never heard anyone use it unironically. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/slang-terms-for-money/817238.md?page=3)