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MONEY - MONEY ORDER
MONEY (also see cash, dollar, etc.) - adjectives
• AFTER EIGHT MINT broke, penniless, having no money ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'skint'
• ALIVE said of a person when he has money ...Brit. sl.
• AT LOW WATER short of funds ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG of money: in large amounts ...1887 US colloq.
• BREECHED flush of money ...1812 thieves' sl.
• CAKED wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED OUT wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CHEQUED-UP having ready money after receiving payment for seasonal work ...1905 Aust. sl.
• CLOSE TO THE BLANKET nearly without money ...1942 Amer. sl.
• COOL of money: used to emphasize the largeness of the amount ...1728 sl.
• DOWN TO CASES down to one's last pennies ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• FAIR SKINT very short of money, or even entirely 'broke' ...20C
• FAT-ASS money-grabbing, superficial, fake ...2000s sl.
• FINANCIAL financially solvent; having money ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GANGABLE of money: fit for currency ...1825 Sc.
• IN THE CHIPS having much money ...1935 Amer. sl.
• LAME short of money ...1988 US sl.
• LIGHT 1. short of cash; with insufficient money ...1955 Amer sl., orig. Black
2. of money: in small amounts ...1962 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT OF short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT ON short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LONG of money: possessed in large amounts; abundant ...1947 Amer. dial.
• MADLY BROKE very low on funds ...a1972 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• MAKING † money-making, prosperous ...1434
• MONEY-CALLED motivated by money rather than by dedication ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONEYFIED †* endowed with money ...1641
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all, esp. of money ...E19 sl.
• NUMMI-AMOROUS † fond of or loving money ...1650
• ON E lacking, usually but not invariably money ...1990s US Black sl.
• ON THE ROCKS short of money; destitute ...colloq.
• ON THE TAP broke and borrowing money ...Brit. sl.
• OOFLESS poor, in want of money ...1888 sl.
• PACKING IT making a large amount of money ...1990s sl.
• PEBBLE-BEACHED utterly penniless; very poor, destitute; in want of money ...1886 sl.
• PHILARGYROUS † loving money, greedy of gain, covetous, avaricious ...1665
• PINCHED hard up for money ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• ROTTEN WITH of money: well supplied with ...1920s sl.
• SHY short of money ...L19 sl., orig. US
• STIVER-CRAMPED † needy, wanting money ...1785
• TIGHT in financial difficulties, hard up; of money: scarce ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH in financial straits, wanting money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBLUNTED deprived of money; temporarily without money ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
• WANTON † said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury ...1529
money - nouns
• ABE a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ABRAHAM NEWLAND a bank note ...1829 sl.
• ACKERS coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...1939 sl., orig. military
• ACTUAL money; also, the actual ...1856 sl.
• AKKA(S) money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
• AKKERS money ...1939 Brit. services' sl.
• ALFALFA money ...1917 US circus & carnival usage
• ALL-POWERFUL money ...1900s Aust. sl.
• APPLE money ...1960s US Black sl.
• ARM AND A LEG, AN an enormous amount of money, an exorbitant price ...1924 colloq.
• ARMY a large bankroll ...1990 US sl.
• ASTE money ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• AXLE GREASE money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery ...1891 Amer. sl.
• BACKS money ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BACON money ...1986 Amer. sl.
• BALLAST money ...B1874 Eng. sl.
• BALM FOR GILEAD money ...1895 Amer. sl.
• BALM OF GILEAD money ...1895 Amer. sl.
• BALSAM money ...17C Eng. orig. cant
• BANK † 1. a sum of money; an amount; a 'pile' ...1515
2. cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BARE GELT † ready money ...1591
• BAT HIDE paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BATWING paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BAWBEES money ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEAN(S) a coin, a bit of money; a trivial amount of money ...1811 sl.
• BEAR-SKIN money ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• BEAVER money ...1848 Amer. dial. arch.
• BEES AND HONEY money ...1892 Brit. rhyming sl.
• BEGGAR BOY'S ARSE money ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'brass'
• BEGGAR BOY'S ASS money ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'brass'
• BIG BICKIES large sum of money ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• BIG BUCK(S) a large amount of money, esp. as earned by performers or stolen by criminals, or as a large, but non-specific price ...1950s sl., orig. US
• BIG MONEY a large amount of money, high wages or salary ...1888 orig. US
• BILLIE, BILLY paper money; a bill ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIRDSEED a small amount of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIT 1. money of any kind or quantity ...1607 thieves' sl.
2. a unit of value equal to an eighth of a dollar; used only in even multiples, esp. two bits ...1873 US sl.
• BITE † cash, money ...c1555 thieves' sl.
• BIT OF THE OLD money ...L19 sl.
• BLUEBACKS Confederate paper currency ...US Civil War usage
• BLUNT ready money ...1812 sl.
• BOBS money ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB a large amount of money ...1958 Brit. sl.
• BONES money; cash; dollars ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BONNY PENNY a goodly sum of money ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOO money ...L19 US sl.
• BOODLE 1. counterfeit money; money illegally or dishonestly acquired or used; proceeds of corruption ...1858 Amer. dial.
2. money ...1883 sl., orig. US
3. a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOODLE BAG a money pouch or purse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOSOM FRIEND a packet of money kept inside the brassiere by elderly women when travelling ...1973 Amer. dial.
• BOTTLE money ...1893 Brit. sl.
• BRADS half-pence, also money in general ...Bk1890 sl.
• BRASS money; cash; formerly applied specifically to bronze or copper coins ...1597 sl.
• BRASS FARTHING any money; a trivial amount of money ...1642 Brit. sl.
• BRASS RAZOO any money; a trivial amount of money ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BUCKAGE money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUCKSKIN money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUFF money ...1980s drugs sl.
• BUGS (BUNNY) money ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BUGSY money ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl. (Bugs Bunny)
• BULLET money ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BUN a roll or wad of money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNCE money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good ...1719 sl.
• BUNDLE, A a large amount of money ...1903 sl., orig. US
• BUNSE money ...18C sl.
• BUNT money ...18C sl.
• BUNTS money ...18C sl.
• BUSTLE money of any sort or quantity ...Bk1890 sl.
• BUTTER SKIN money, esp. a bill ...c1960 Amer. sl.
• BUTTONS money ...1859 Amer. sl.
• BYTE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CABBAGE money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
• CABBAGE LEAF money, banknotes ...1939 US sl.
• CABBAGE LEAVES paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CAKE(S) money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
• CAKE MONEY money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAKEWALK money that has been obtained without effort ...1930s sl.
• CALIFORNIA money, a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
• CALIFORNIA BANKNOTE an animal hide which was used as money in early 19th century California ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIAN a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
• CALIFORNIANS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER an animal hide which was used as money in early 19th century California ...1848 US sl.
• CANDY money ...20C US sl.
• CAPTAIN, (THE) money ... 1748 sl.
• CARAVAN a large sum of money ... 1690 cant
• CARGO † a good round sum of money on a man ...1690 sl.
• CASH COW an investment or other source of money that pays regularly and well ...1974 US
• CAT HAIR money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAFF money ...1930s Aust. sl.
• CHAMPAGNE COUPONS money ...1950s sl.
• CHANGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHARMS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHECK money; cash ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CHEDDA, CHEDDAR money; cash ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CHEESE money ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHERRY-MERRY a present of money ...M19 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHICKEN CORN money ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-FEED small change; any small amount of money, esp. compared to what one expects to have in the future ...1837 sl., orig. US
• CHICKEN MONEY † spending money; small change ...1853 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCH a very small amount of money ...1940s US Black sl.
• CHINA money ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CHING money ...1904 Amer. sl.
• CHINK cash, money ...1698 sl.
• CHINKERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHIP a piece of money ...1840 sl.
• CHIPS money ...1840 sl.
• CHUMP CHANGE any small amount of money ...1950s US Black sl.
• CLINK money; hard cash ...1720s Sc.
• CLY money ...c1690 thieves' cant
• CLY FULL OF RIDGE a pocket full of money ...Bk1903 sl.
• COAL money ...Bk1890 sl.
• COCONUTS money ...1920s US sl.
• COD 1. money ...L17 sl.
2. a large amount of money ...1980s drugs sl.
• COD'S ROE money ...20C rhyming sl. for 'dough'
• COIN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COLE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COLIANDER SEEDS money ...L17 UK sl.
• COPPERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORK money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORN money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CORN IN EGYPT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COURSE NOTE paper money in denominations of $5 or greater ...1950 US sl.
• CRACKER any money; a trivial amount of money ...1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CRACKLE paper money, banknotes, money in general ...sl.
• CRAP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CRINKLE banknotes; therefore, money ...Brit. sl.
• CRISP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CRUMBS a few pieces of change or silver money; a few dollars; a small amount of money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOOS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CUSH money ...Bk1934 college sl.
• DAB a small or trifling amount of money ...1729
• DARB cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
• DARBY † cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl.
• DEAD PRESIDENTS US currency notes of any dollar denomination; hence, money ...1944 US sl.
• DEAD SOLDIERS worthless money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DEEP POCKETS a good source of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DELOG money ...Bk1903 back slang
• DERBIES ready money ...1796 sl.
• DERBY money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• DIBS money ...1807 sl.
• DIMMACK money ...1823 Sc. sl.
• DIMMOCK money ...1812 sl.
• DINAH money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINALY money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLA money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLEE money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLY money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINERO money ...1856 sl., orig. US
• DING a quasi-coercive request for money ...1982 US sl.
• DINGBATS money ...1861 US sl.
• DIRT money ...1925 criminals’ sl.
• DIVIDENDS money ...1990s US college sl.
• DOLLARS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOOT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOOTEROOMUS money ...M19 Amer. sl.
• DOOWACKY money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DO-RE-MI money ...1926 US sl.
• DOSH money ...1854 sl., orig. US
• DOTS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOUBLOONS money ...1908 jocular
• DOUGH money ... 1851 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• DOUGH-REY-ME money ...1926 US sl.
• DOWNS money ...2000s US Black sl.
• DUCATS money ...1866 US sl.
• DUCKETS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUCKS money ...1997 US sl.
• DUES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DUMPS, THE money ...c1835 sl.
• DUST money ...1607 sl., now chiefly US Black usage
• DYE-STUFFS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• EARNEST money, or a sum of money, paid as an installment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract ...a1225
• EASTER BUNNY money ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EBB-WATER 'when there's but little money in the pocket'; a lack of money ...1699 cant
• ECO money ...2000s US Black sl.
• ENDS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EVERGREEN money ...1900s US sl.
• EVIL, THE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FAKE-BOODLE a roll of paper over which a dollar bill is pasted, and another bill being loosely wrapped round this so it looks as if the whole roll is made up of a large sum of money in bills ...1890 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FALL MONEY money placed in reserve by a criminal for use if arrested ...1893 US sl.
• FALL SCRATCH money set aside to cover expenses incurred in the event of an arrest ...1969 US sl.
• FAMILY JEWELS wealth; ready money ...1950s sl.
• FAMILY PLATE silver coins ...c1850 jocular colloq.
• FAST BUCK money that is easily earned, esp. if done so illicitly ...1949 US sl.
• FAST QUID money that is earned quickly, and possibly illicitly ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FAT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FAT SKRILL lots of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FEATHERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FEE † money ...c870
• FETTIE money ...Bk2006 US street sl.
• FILTHY LUCRE money ...20C jocular colloq.
• FLASH-NOTE a spurious bank-note ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLIM money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLIMSY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLOUR money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FOLDING money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING CABBAGE paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING GREEN money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING LETTUCE paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING MONEY paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING STUFF paper bank notes, as opposed to coins ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FUNDS money ...L19 US Black & campus sl.
• FUNNY MONEY 1. money which is not what it seems to be, esp. counterfeit currency or assets amassed unscrupulously ...1938 sl., orig. US
2. an absurdly or unfathomably large amount of money; an unjustifiable or immoderate sum ...1986
• FURNISHING a sum of money furnished ...1841
• GABINS money ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• GAME money, possessions ...1960s US sl.
• GATHERING 1. † the act or practice of collecting wealth; miserly acquisition of money ...a1225
2. † a collection of money ...c1380 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GEAR † possessions in general, wealth, money ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELT money ...a1529 sl.
• GELTER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GENT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GET-PENNY † something which brings in money; a successful affair, as a theatrical performance ...1684
• GIGABUCKS very much money ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GILT-TICK money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGERBREAD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGLEBOYS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGLERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GLANTHORNE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GLUE money ...L19 US sl.
• GOB † a large sum of money ...M16
• GOLDEN OINTMENT a large win in betting; money ...1989 Aust. sl.
• GONCE money ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GONS money ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GOREE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRAVY unearned or unexpected money ...1910 sl.
• GREED money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GREEN money ...1898 sl.
• GREENBACKS money ...M19 US
• GREEN SHIT money, esp. a roll of bills ...1950s US Black sl.
• GRINDER a small coin of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GROCERY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GROUCH BAG a small pouch or bag worn esp. beneath clothing and containing emergency funds (esp. used among travelling performers) ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GROUCH MONEY savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• GRUBBING money, but not a large quantity ...1917 Amer. sl.
• GRUBBINS money, but not a large quantity ...1917 Amer. sl.
• GRUBSTAKE 1. money, supplies, or equipment supplied, esp. to a prospector, on condition of the supplier participating in the profits of a particular undertaking ...1863 Amer. West. usage
2. money or provisions ...1881 Amer. sl.
• GULLION a sum of money equal to 2s in value ...1822 Sc.
• GUSTO money ...1984 US sl.
• GYPSY BANKROLL a roll of money in which the top several notes are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit, plain paper, or small-denomination notes ...1981 US sl.
• HADDOCK money ...M19 US sl.
• HANDBOOK what you keep your money in when you carry it around with you ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HARD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HARD-EARNED money, esp. that identified as earnings ...1975 sl.
• HARD MONEY coin ...c1848
• HARL(E) money or property obtained by dishonourable means ...1815 Sc.
• HARDSTUFF money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HARD TACK silver money, esp. dollars ...1895 Amer. dial. arch.
• HAY money ...1939 Aust. sl.
• HEAVY SUGAR a large amount of money ...1926 US sl.
• HEN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HONEY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HORSE NAILS cash, money ...1859 sl.
• HOXTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HUXTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• ICE money in general ...L19 US sl.
• INDER a great number or quantity of persons or things, esp. of money ...1790 Eng. dial.
• INNS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• INS money ...1990s US college sl.
• IRON money ...1785 sl.
• JACK money ...1890 sl., orig. US
• JINGLE n. money in small coins ...1906 Aust. sl.
• JINK money ... Bk1896 sl.
• JOHN DAVIS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• JOHN money ... Bk1903 sl.
money n. • JOLLY COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• K money ...1990s US campus sl.
• KALA a dollar; money ...1955 Hawaii
• KALE money ...1912 Amer. sl.
• KALE SEED money ...20C US sl.
• KANGA money ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'screw')
• KELTER money, cash ...1807 N. Eng. dial.
• KICK money ...1947 US sl.
• KICKBACK money paid (illegally) to someone who has made it possible for you too do something ...1958 sl., orig. US
• KILTER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• KING'S PICTURES money ...L17 sl.
• LACE money ...1971 US sl.
• LACKITS small sums of money; oddments, odds and ends ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LAKETS trifles, odd things; small sums of money ...1677 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BRASS pocket money, money to spend on enjoyment ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAS money, esp. as a loan or a contribution ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAUNDROMAT a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAUNDRY a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAWFUL PICTURES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LEGEM PONE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LETTUCE money ...1929 sl., orig. US
• LIGHT a small amount of money ...20C sl.
• LINE money ...1972 US sl.
• LOAVER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOLLY money ...1943 Brit. sl.
• LONG BREAD a great deal of money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LONG DOUGH a considerable amount of money ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN 1. money ...1896 US sl.
2. a lot of money ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN, THE money ...sl.
• LONG PURSE a purse containing plenty of money; plenty of money, abundant wealth or resources ...1650 colloq.
• LOOR, LOUR, LOURE, LOWER, LOWR, LOWRE, LOWRIE, LOWYER money ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• LOOT n...1943 sl.
• LOVELY MONEY. good money; esp. plenty of money ...c1931 Brit. sl.
• L.S.D.. money ...c1835 Brit. colloq.
• LURRIES † money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
• LURRY money ...M17 sl.
• LUSH money ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• LUSH GREEN money ...1951 US sl.
• LUSTY COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• MAAS money ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• MAD MONEY 1. money carried by a women in case she wants to return home from a date without her escort; money for use in an emergency or in any unexpected eventuality; money that is surplus to one's normal requirements and which may be spent on a whim ...1922 colloq.
2. money that may be used for unplanned or impetuous purchases; extra spending money ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MAGAGEBA money ...1970s S. Afr. Black usage
• MAG-STAKE money obtained by trickery or fraud ...M19 sl.
• MAIL money ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• MALHAVELINS small matters, bits and pieces; odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; typically used of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MAMMON money ...1706 jocular
• MANABLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAROLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAVALINS odds and ends, bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...M19 sl.
• MANAVELINGS odds and ends, bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...M19 sl.
• MANAVILINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAVLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MARKET COIN * money ...1817 literary usage
• MAZUKA money ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAZUMA money ...1904 US sl.
• MAZUME money ...1904 US sl.
• MEASURES money ...1960s sl.
• MEDZERS money ...1960s sl.
• MEGABUCKS a large amount of money ...1946 sl., orig. US
• MENSE-MONEY pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSE-PENNY pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• METAL money ...L18 Brit. colloq.
• MIL a million; usually of money ...1960s sl.
• MILLERY a mint; a place for coining money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINT, A a large amount of money ...1655 sl.
• MINT LEAF a banknote; money ...1920s US sl.
• MINT SAUCE money ...E19 sl.
• MOLA money ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MON money ...1889 Amer. sl.
• MONEY FOR DIRT anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR DUST anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR JAM anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR OLD ROPE money for nothing or almost nothing ...20C colloq.
• MONISH money ...1804 Amer. Anglo-Yiddish usage
• MONKEY MONEY silly money; an excessive price to pay ...1999 UK sl.
• MOO money ...1945 sl.
• MOOLA(H) money ...1939 sl., orig. US
• MOPUS a piece of money; coin ...1698 sl.
• MOPPUSSES money ...L18 sl.
• MOPUSSES money ...L18 sl.
• MOSS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• MOTSA a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1943 Aust. sl.
• MOTSER a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOTZA a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOTZER a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOULDY-'UNS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• MOZZARELLA money ...2000s US Black sl.
• MUCK money ...L17 sl.
• MUCKHILL a pile of money ...L17 sl.
• MULLA money ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MUMPER'S BRASS money ...E18 sl.
• MUN money ...1889 Amer. sl.
• MUNLEE money ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MUSH money ...1962 UK sl.
• NEEDFUL, THE the necessary funds; money, cash ...1774 colloq.
• NEGOTIABLE GRASS money ...1951 US sl.
• NELSON EDDIES money, cash ...1930s rhyming sl. for readies'
• NEW LIGHT new money ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• NICKER money in general ...1950s sl.
• NIGS the clippings of money ...c1696 sl.
• NOBBING collecting money, 'passing the hat round' ...M19 sl.
• NOBBINGS 1. a collection of money, esp. money tossed into a boxing ring after an amateur or boys' fight ...M19
2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NOBBINS money collected from an audience, esp. money thrown into a boxing ring ...1998 Brit. sl.
• NO-COUNT worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NONSENSE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all; no money whatever ...1928 sl.
• NUGGETS money, esp. cash ...c1890 colloq.
• NUPPENCE no money ...1886 Brit. sl.
• NUT 1. the amount of money required for a venture; set-up or overhead costs ...1909 US sl.
2. any sum of money; a share of the money accruing from an enterprise; esp. a bribe or pay-off ...1929 US sl.
• OAT a penny; a halfpenny; the smallest amount of money ...L19 sl.
• OATS FOR THE DONKEY money ...c1910 motor trade imperfect rhyming sl.
• OCHER money ...c1860 sl.
• OCHRE money; cash ...1835 sl.
• ODAY money ...1928 US Pig Latin for 'dough'
• ODDS of money: small change ...2002 UK sl.
• ODDSES the change or balance of money ...1893 Eng. dial.
• OIL money ...1885 Amer. sl.
• OIL OF ANGELS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• OIL OF ARGENTUM money ...E18 sl.
• OIL OF PALM(S) money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• OINTMENT money ...15C sl.
• OLD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• OOCHRE money ...c1860 sl.
• OOF money ...1885 sl.
• OOFTISH money 1882 sl.
• OOT money ...1920s Aust. sl.
• O.P.M. borrowed money (Other People's Money) ...1901 sl.
• OSCAR money ...1917 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. for 'cash' (Oscar Asche)
• OSCAR ASCHE cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• OSCAR ASH cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• PACK † a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
• PACKAGE a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• PACKET a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• PAINT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PAISA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PALM-GREASE money given as a douceur or bribe ...1897 humorous
• PALMING RACKET secreting money in the palm of the hand ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALM-OIL money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip ...a1627 humorous
• PALM SOAP money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• PAN money ...1847 UK criminals' sl.
• PANGA money ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PAP money ... M19 sl.
• PAPER money, usually notes ...L18 sl., orig. US Black
• PAPERWORK money; currency notes ...1997 UK sl.
• PAPES money ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
• PARCEL † 1. a small portion, item, instalment, of a sum of money; a small sum ...1491 rare or obs.
2. a substantial sum of money, esp. when won or lost in gambling ...L19 sl.
• PARINGS clippings of money ...L17 sl.
• PEANUTS a small amount of money; a trivial sum ...1934 Amer. sl.
• PEE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PENG money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENGER money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENNY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PEWTER worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEWTER MONEY worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes , giving the impression of a great deal of money ...1968 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA ROLL a "Philadelphia bankroll" ...1972 US sl.
• PIECES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PIESA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PILE a large amount of money ...colloq
• PISA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PLASTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PLATE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PLUMS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POCKET money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POCKET ROLL a roll of paper money kept in the pocket ...1960s US Black sl.
• POKE money; one's bankroll ...1926 Amer. sl.
• PONY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POPPY money ...1943 sl.
• PORTCULLIS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POSH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POT, A a large amount of money ...1871 sl.
• POTATOES money ...1931 US sl.
• POTS a large amount of money ...1871 sl.
• POULTICE a large amount of money; applied esp. to money used as a bribe ...1904 Aust. sl.
• POWDER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PRETTY PENNY, A a considerable sum of money ...colloq.
• PREY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PURSE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• QUARTZ money ...L19 sl.
• QUATRIN * a small piece of money; a farthing ...c1400
• QUEEN'S PICTURES money ...E18 sl.
• QUEEN'S PORTRAIT money ...E18 sl.
• QUEER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• QUEER-BIT bad money ...Bk1890 sl.
• QUICK instantly available money ...1950s US Black sl.
• QUICK QUID money that is earned quickly and, possibly, illicitly ...1920s Aust. sl.
• QUID †* money, cash ...a1700 sl.
• QUIDS 1. money ...L17 sl.
2. a large amount of money ...1930 Aust.
• QUILLS money ...M19 sl.
• QUINE coin; money ...1872 Eng. dial.
• QUINIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• QUINZIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• RACK a large quantity of money ...2000s US Black sl.
• RAG 1. money in general ...L16 sl.
2. a banknote, paper money; usually in plural ...1817 sl.
• RAGS † paper money ...1935 Amer. sl.
• RAISE a substantial amount of (stolen) money ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• RAP money in general ...L19 sl.
• RAZOO any money; a trivial amount of money ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• READIES money in bank and/or currency notes ...1935 sl., orig. bank clerks'
• READY, THE money; spec., money in hand ...1688 sl.
• READY-COME-DOWN plenty of money ...1952 Amer. dial.
• READY-GILT money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-JOHN money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-STUFF money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• RED gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
• RED CENT any money; a trivial amount of money ...1839 sl., orig. US
• REDDIES money; usually applied to bank notes ...1937 sl.
• REDGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REEK money ...Bk1903 cant
• REGULARS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REVETS money ...1876 Eng. dial. sl.
• REVITS money ...1876 Eng. dial. sl.
• RHINO money; spec. ready money ...1688 sl.
• RIBBAND money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIBBIN money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIBBON money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIDGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• RING † money obtained by begging or extortion ...1608 sl.
• RIVETS money ...1846 sl.
• ROCKS money ...M19 US sl.
• ROGAN GOSH money ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'dosh'
• ROLL a collection of bills or notes rolled together; hence, more generally, one's money ...1846 US & Aust. sl.
• ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER a large amount of money ...1945 Aust. sl.
• ROOT OF ALL EVIL money ... Bk1903 sl.
• ROWDY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• RUM-BIT good money ...Bk1890 sl.
• RUM COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RUNNING MONEY † money immediately available for use ...1662
• SALT money ...L19 US sl.
• SALVE money, esp. as a reward for something difficult ...20C US sl.
• SAND money ...L19 sl., orig. US
• SAUCE money ...M18 sl.
• SAUCEPAN LID money; usually in the plural ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'quid'
• SAUSAGE AND MASH cash, money ...1976 UK rhyming sl.
• SAWDUST money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCADS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCALE(S) money ...1872 US sl.
• SCRATCH money ...1914 sl., orig. US
• SHADSCALES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHAN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHEKELS money, cash ...1883 sl.
• SHELLS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHIGS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHINERS money in coin, esp. sovereigns or guineas ...1760 sl.
• SHINPLASTER 1. the fractional currency (worth 10 cents, twenty-five cents, etc.) issued by the Union in response to coin shortages during the war ...US Civil War usage
2. small paper currency ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SHIN-PLASTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHOESTRING a small amount of money ...1904 sl., orig. US
• SHOT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHOT IN ONE'S LOCKER a piece of money in one's possession ...1835 nautical US sl.
• SHRAP copper coins; any small change ...c1915 NZ sl.
• SHRAPNEL copper coins; any small change ...c1915 NZ sl.
• SIDE-MONEY money earned in addition to one's regular job ...1920s US sl.
• SILK money ...1950 US sl.
• SILVER money ...1966 US sl.
• SILVER BULLETS money contributed to the war loans ...1916 journalistic colloq.
• SIMLOONS money ...L19 US sl.
• SIMOLEONS money ...L19 US sl.
• SINEWS OF WAR, THE money ...c1550
• SINGLE MONEY † small money, small change ...1591
• SKEWINGS extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing ...M19 sl.
• SKIN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SKULL MONEY money earned in illegal ways ...2000 UK sl.
• SKULLY money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SMACKER a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• SMACKEROO a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• SMALL FORTUNE, A a large amount of money ...1874 sl.
• SMASH loose change ...1821 sl.
• SNAPS money ...1997 US sl.
• SNOW money; applied esp. to money in silver coins ...1925 sl.
• SOAP money; latterly esp. applied to money used in bribery ...1860 US sl.
• SOFT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOFT-FLIMSY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOFT MONEY notes ...c1848
• SPANISH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPANKERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPANKS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPLIT small change ...L19 sl.
• SPLOSH money ...1893 sl.
• SPONDOOLICK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDOOLICKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDOOLIKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDOOLIX money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULICK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDULICKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULICS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULIK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDULIX money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONS money ...M19 US & Aust. sl.
• SPOON money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STACK money ...1997 US sl.
• STAMPS money ...US Civil War usage
• STEVEN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STEVERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STIFF money ...1897 sl.
• STIVER a small amount, esp. of money
• STOCKS OF TIN any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• STUFF, THE money ...1775 sl.
• STUMP money ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMPY money ... 1837 sl.
• SUDS money ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SUGAR money ... 1859 sl.
• SWAB a roll of money ...1965 US sl.
• SWAG money ...1976 US sl.
• TACK money ...1950s sl.
• TAKE money acquired by theft or fraud ...1888 sl., chiefly US
• TALL MONEY a large amount of money; substantial wealth ...1940s US Black sl.
• TANK money ...2000s sl.
• TANKING the act of concealing money on one's person ...1980s UK tramps' sl.
• TAP CITY a metaphorical place devoted to borrowing or begging money ...1920s sl.
• TAR money ...1900s US sl.
• TEASPOONS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• TILL money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIN money, cash ...1836 sl.
• TOADHIDE a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TOADSKIN a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1857 Amer. dial.
• TOPS AND BOTTOMS a roll of notes of which only those on the very top and bottom are genuine, the rest being paper trimmed to fit and bulk out the roll ...1959 UK sl.
• TOW money ... Bk1903 sl.
• TOWER clipped money ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• TRAP MONEY money containing tear gas and/or dye kept in a bank to be given to bank robbers ...2004 US sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S I.O.U. money, a note ...1940s sl.
• UXTER money ...L19 sl.
• VALOR † the amount in money, etc., that a thing is worth; value ...1496-7
• VALOUR † the amount of money, etc., or sum that a thing is worth ...c1350
• VELVET money in excess of what is expected ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VEX-MONEY money a woman carries with her on a date; if, for whatever reason (usually the denial of sex), she is forced to make her way home, she has some funds ...20C W. Indies sl.
• WAD a roll of money or money in general ...E19 sl.
• WALKING † passing of money from hand to hand ...1549
• WALLPAPER 1. worthless paper money such as counterfeit notes ...1940s US sl.
2. money ...1980s drugs sl.
• WAMPUM money ...1897 jocular
• WEDGE a wad of banknotes; hence, generally, a significant amount of money ...1977 Brit. sl., orig. criminals' sl.
• WELL-SINKING making money ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• WHAT IT TAKES money ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHEREWITH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHEREWITHAL money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHIPS OF TIN any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHISTLE AND FLUTE money ...1950 UK rhyming sl. for 'toot' (loot)
• WHISTLE (AND TOOT) money ...1950 UK rhyming sl. for 'loot'
• WHITE money ...1960 sl.
• WHITE MONEY silver money, silver coins ...1423
• WILLIAM a piece of paper currency ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WILLY a piece of paper currency ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WONG money ...1953 UK sl.
• WONGA money ...1953 UK sl.
• WONGER money ...1953 UK sl.
• WOODEN MONEY a counterfeit or worthless coin or money ...1915 US sl.
• WOODEN NICKEL a counterfeit or worthless coin or money ...1915 US sl.
• YAFFLE money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFFUL money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARLS money given to confirm a bargain; earnest money ...1881 Eng. dial.
• YAYO money ...2000s US Black & drugs sl.
• YELLOWBOYS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• YENNOMS money ... Bk1903 back sl.
• YURLS money given to confirm a bargain; earnest money ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ZAC any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
• ZACK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
• ZAK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
money - person (also see MONEY-DEALER, MONEY-LENDER)
• ANGEL a person who supplies money without getting anything in return ...1924 Amer. sl.
• BAG-BEARER one who has charge of or manages money ...1598
• BANKER 1. † orig. a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances ...1484
2. † a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender ...1526
• BARON anyone who has money ...1841 sl.
• BEANRAKER one who is good at amassing money ...1903 Aust. sl.
• BEAT a person who saves in a mean way, or is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROSIER a boy who has spent all his pocket-money ...1850 Eton sl.
• FAST-BUCK ARTIST anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money ...1970s US sl.
• FAST-BUCK GUY anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money ...1970s US sl.
• FIGURE-DANCER one who alters the face value of banknotes, cheques, bills, etc. ...L18C sl.
• GEAR-GATHERER a money-making man; a hoarder of wealth ...1825
• HIGHMADANDY someone who has more money than brains ...20C Ulster sl.
• JASON'S FLEECE a citizen cheated of his gold ...1690 cant
• MINK a female whose romantic interest in a man is overshadowed by her interest in his financial worth ...1960 US sl.
• MONETARIST a person who places emphasis on monetary matters or the money supply; esp. one who advocates tight control of the money supply as an essential counter-inflationary measure or policy ...1961
• MONETIST † a person who worships money ...1707 nonce word
• MONEYBAGS a lover of money ...E19 sl.
• MONEY-CATCHER * a person who seeks to obtain money ...1599
• MONEY-CORMORANT one greedy for money ...1840
• MONEY-GRUB one who is sordidly intent on amassing money; an avaricious person ...1768
• MONEY-HUGGER a miser; a lover of money ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-LATER a fortune-hunter ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-MACHINE a person who makes a lot of money ...1833
• MONEY-MAKER a person who earns or accumulates much money; a person who is skilled in, or intent upon, making or accumulating money ...a1450
• MONEY-MAN † a lover of money ...1585
• MONEY-MISER † one who hoards wealth, and spends as little money as possible; a skinflint, a miserly person ...1650
• MONEY-MONGER a person involved in making or earning money, often in a sordid or illicit manner ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• MONEY-SCRAT a money-saver ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-SPINNER orig. a person who makes large profits by speculation or usury; later, a person who generates a great deal of money ...1825
• MONEY-SUCKER a person who drains away one's supply of money; used depreciatively ...1653
• MONEY TELLER † a person who counts money ...1594
• MONEY-THIRSTER † a person who craves money ...1611
• NOBBER a collector of money; a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
• OOF-BIRD a source or supplier of money; 'the goose that lays the golden eggs' ...1888 sl.
• PAPER CHASER one who is looking for money, usually a drug dealer ...2000s US Black sl.
• PHILARGYRIST † a lover of money; a covetous person ...1633
• PURSE-LEECH † a person greedy for money; a grasping person; an extortioner ...1598
• RAG BAG a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money ...1990s sl.
• RAG DOLL a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money ...1990s sl.
• SCRATCHER one who is greedily intent on accumulating money; a money-grubber ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TABLER † a money-changer ...c1550
• WHALE IN THE BAY someone who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WISSLER one who exchanges money; a money-changer ...Bk1905 Sc.
money - verbs
• BE IN FUNDS to have plenty of money ...19C colloq.
• BLOOD to deprive of money ...M19 sl.
• BOT to cadge or sponge money ...1921 Aust. sl.
• BREAK UPON to change money; to draw on one's savings, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CARRY to have surplus money ...1996 N. Ireland
• CASH DOWN to pay; to hand over money ...1882 US sl.
• CAST HABBIE-GABBIE to throw money etc. amongst a crowd to be scrambled for ...1866 Sc.
• CHUMP OFF to lose money irresponsibly ...1950s US Black sl.
• CLEAN to fraudulently deprive someone of all or most of their money ...1812 sl.
• CLEAN OUT to deprive of money ...1812 sl.
• COME A STOOMER to lose one's money ...1900 Aust. sl.
• COME A STUMER to lose one's money ...1900 Aust. sl.
• CRACK to change money; to cash a cheque ...1927 Amer. sl.
• DECRY to suppress, or to depreciate by proclamation; to reduce the value of money ...1617
• DIB to make a small present of money, to tip ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIP SOUTH to search your pockets for money ...2002 NZ sl.
• DO ONE'S COBBLERS to lose one's money ...1980s sl.
• DO SOME FINE COIN to make a large sum of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DROP to lose, give, or part with money ...L17 sl.
• EASE † to provide, to furnish; to advance money ...1721 Sc.
• FAST to be out of pocket ...M19 sl.
• FEEL THE PINCH to feel the effects of having insufficient money ...1861 colloq.
• FLASH THE BLUNT to show money ...1823 sl.
• FLASH THE DIBS to show or spend one's money ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLY of money: to be rapidly spent ...a1626
• FLY A KITE to raise money ...B1880 sl.
• FLY-BLOW to separate someone from his money ...20C Aust. sl.
• GET THE FAT OFF to relieve someone of their money, usually by some form of trickery ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GO ON A LURK to get money through false pretenses ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GRUBSTAKE to provide with a grubstake (see nouns) ...1879 Amer. sl.
• HABBIE-GABBIE to throw money, etc. into a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDLE to receive or get money from; to secure; to get hold of ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANDSEL to give money or a present to celebrate a new undertaking, etc.; to celebrate for the first time, esp. by drinking ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEEP ALL THE BEANS IN THE SACK to be careful of one's money ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KICK THE TIN to contribute money ...1965 Aust. sl.
• KILL THE CHANGE to keep the change ...2000 UK sl.
• KNOCK DOWN to earn or obtain money, usually for work, or by requesting a loan or gift ...1920s US sl.
• LAND ON A PEBBLY BEACH to be short of money ...L19 sl.
• LAUNDER to decriminalize money that has been gained through criminal activities by 'washing' it through a legitimate business, such as a casino or bank ...1970s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BRITCHES to lose a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LUG ONE'S EAR to ask for money; to borrow money from ...20C Aust. sl.
• MACE 1. to beg or demand money from ...E19 sl.
2. to owe money ...1979 UK sl.
• MAKE A PACK to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKAGE to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKET to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A RAISE to get hold of some money, legally or otherwise ...E19 sl.
• NIG to clip money ...c1696 sl.
• MAGGOT to waste money; to spend foolishly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A RAISE to obtain money in a non-criminal manner; to secure something ...M19 US sl.
• MAKE UP ONE'S LEG to make money ...1909 Brit. costermongers' sl.
• MINT to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT GOLD to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT IT to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT MONEY to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MOP UP to gain or win a significant of money ...1851 sl.
• NAB THE RUST to receive money ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• NOB 1. to collect money ...M19 sl.
2. to collect money from an audience after a performance or other attraction ...1851 Brit. sl.
• OCKER † of money: to grow with the addition of interest ...a1225
• OKER † of money: to grow with the addition of interest ...a1225
• PACK to carry money, to be in funds ...1920s US sl.
• PAN OUT to hand over money ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
• PEEL OFF to give money ...c1925 sl.
• PULL DOWN ONE'S EAR to get money from a person, esp. as a tip ...c1870 Cockneys' sl.
• PUT IN ONE'S POCKET to convert into money ...1857 Amer. dial.
• PUT THE ACID ON to request money of ...1906 Aust. sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to ask for, demand, or borrow money from ...20C Amer. sl.
• QUINE to coin money ...1825 Eng. dial.
• QUOMODOCUNQUIZE † to make money in any possible way ...1652
• RAISE to get hold of some money, legally or otherwise ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAISE THE BREEZES to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
• RAISE THE WIND to procure money or necessary means ...a1350
• RAKE to make money, esp. in generous quantities or at an enviable speed ...1583 UK
• RAKE IN THE SHEKELS to make money rapidly ...1883 sl.
• RAKE TOGETHER to make a great deal of money ...M19 sl.
• RAKE UP to make a great deal of money ...M19 sl.
• RING THE CHANGES to substitute bad money for good ...1678 sl.
• SCART to scrape together money or other possessions ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHYSTER to trick money out of someone; usually as adj. 'shystering' ...M19 sl.
• SIFT to clean one out of money ...1591
• SIGHT A PEBBLY BEACH to be short of money ...L19 sl.
• STRIKE to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUCK to extract ideas or money ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUGAR OFF in speaking of large sums of money: to amount to ...Bk1904 Amer. sl.
• TAKE HEAT to lose money ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE OFF to deprive of money ...L19 US Black & criminals' sl.
• TAKE TO THE CLEANERS - to deprive of all one's money ...Bk1999
• TAP 1. to exhaust one's finances ...1910s US sl.
2. to obtain money (other than as a loan) ...20C sl.
• TAP OUT 1. to come to the end of one's finances ...1930s sl., orig. US
2. to relieve someone of their last money ...1960s sl.
• TURN AN HONEST PENNY to earn one's living honestly; to make money by fair means
• UNBELT to hand over money ...L19 US sl.
• WAIVE † to cast away money ...c1440
• WALK IN TALL CORN to make a great deal of money ...1997 US sl.
• WHISTLE UP A BREEZE to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
money - phrases
• AIN'T LONG ENOUGH of money: not enough, insufficient ...1970s US Black sl.
• CAKE IS GETTING THIN one's money is running low ...20C sl.
• MONEY ENOUGH TO CHOKE A HORSE a large amount of money ...1844 Amer. dial.
• MONEY GOING TO BED a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO money can do most things ...L16 colloq.
• MONEY TALKS money is very powerful ...1586 sl.
• NOT HAVE A BRASS RAZOO not have even the smallest amount of money ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• MY RIGHT HAND ITCHES I shall receive money ...1708-10 sl.
• RIBBIN RUNS THICK, THE 'the breeches are well lined' (there's plenty of money) ...c1696 sl.
• RIBBIN RUNS THIN, THE there's little money ...c1696 sl.
MONEY-BOX - nouns
• CASKET † a money-box or 'chest' ...1832
• PIRLIE a money-box ...1889 Sc.
• SAVE-ALL a money-box to receive small savings or contributions ...1837
• THRIFT-BOX a money or savings box ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THRIFT-POT a money or savings box ...1862 Eng. dial.
• THRIP-BOX a money-box for saving ...1865 Eng. dial.
MONEY-DEALER, MONEY-LENDER - nouns
• BANK † 1. the shop, office, or place of business of a money-dealer ...1474
† 2. the table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money ...1567
money-dealer, money-lender - person
• BANKER 1. † a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender ...1526
2. † orig. a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances ...1534
• BILL-SWEATER a money-lender ...1835 Sc.
• CASHIER † a money-dealer ...1643
• IKE (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
• IKEY, IKY (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
• IKEY-MO a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler ...E19 sl.
• LAND-SHARK a moneylender; a usurer ...M19 sl.
• MAHAJUN a money-lender, a usurer ...1858
• MONEY-BANKER † a money-dealer; a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc. ...1677
• MONEY BROKER a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc.; spec. a broker who acts as intermediary between lenders and borrowers in the money market ...1616
• MONEY CHANGER a person who changes money from one form to another, esp. as a profession; one who deals in money ...c1400
• MONEY-DEALER a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc. ...1785
• MONEYER 1. a money changer; a money-lender ...a1400 arch.
2. † a money-dealer, a banker, a capitalist ...1706
• MONEY-JOBBER † a dealer in money or coin ...1692
• MONEY-LENDER a person whose business is lending money at interest ...1598
• MONEY-MAKER † a person who makes coins, a minter; also, a person who deals in money; a money-changer ...1297
• MONEY-MASTER † a person who possesses large funds for doing business; a banker, a money-lender ...1577
• MONEY MERCHANT a trader in money; a money-dealer or money-lender ...1595
• MONEY-MONGER (derogatory) a person who deals in money; esp. a money-lender; a usurer ...1571 arch.
• MONEY-NIFFERER a money-changer ...1862 Sc.
• MONEY SCRIVENER * a person whose business it was to raise loans on security, invest money for interest etc., on behalf of clients; a money-broker, a money-lender, a usurer ...1677
• MONEY SHARK an avaricious money-dealer; a usurer; an extortioner ...1844 orig. US
• MONEY TRADER a money-lender; a currency trader ...1711
• SARAF a banker or money-changer in the East ...1598
• SCREW a money-lender ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SHYLOCK (derogatory & offensive) a hard-hearted money-lender ...1786 sl.
• XARAFFE † a 'saraf'; a banker or money-changer in the East ...1628
• XXXX a pimpy young man in a white shirt, who deals with foreign money exchanges ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
MONEYED - adjectives
• LAANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHNIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
MONEY ORDER - nouns
• PAPER any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.
• PAPERS any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.
• AFTER EIGHT MINT broke, penniless, having no money ...Brit. rhyming sl. for 'skint'
• ALIVE said of a person when he has money ...Brit. sl.
• AT LOW WATER short of funds ...World War II Amer. sl.
• BIG of money: in large amounts ...1887 US colloq.
• BREECHED flush of money ...1812 thieves' sl.
• CAKED wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED OUT wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKED UP wealthy, moneyed; well-off ...1940s UK sl.
• CAKEHOLED wealthy, moneyed ...1940s UK sl.
• CHEQUED-UP having ready money after receiving payment for seasonal work ...1905 Aust. sl.
• CLOSE TO THE BLANKET nearly without money ...1942 Amer. sl.
• COOL of money: used to emphasize the largeness of the amount ...1728 sl.
• DOWN TO CASES down to one's last pennies ...1940s US criminals' sl.
• FAIR SKINT very short of money, or even entirely 'broke' ...20C
• FAT-ASS money-grabbing, superficial, fake ...2000s sl.
• FINANCIAL financially solvent; having money ...1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
• GANGABLE of money: fit for currency ...1825 Sc.
• IN THE CHIPS having much money ...1935 Amer. sl.
• LAME short of money ...1988 US sl.
• LIGHT 1. short of cash; with insufficient money ...1955 Amer sl., orig. Black
2. of money: in small amounts ...1962 Amer. sl.
• LIGHT OF short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LIGHT ON short of money ...1930s sl., orig. US Black
• LONG of money: possessed in large amounts; abundant ...1947 Amer. dial.
• MADLY BROKE very low on funds ...a1972 Amer. sl., esp. Black usage
• MAKING † money-making, prosperous ...1434
• MONEY-CALLED motivated by money rather than by dedication ...1966 Amer. dial.
• MONEYFIED †* endowed with money ...1641
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all, esp. of money ...E19 sl.
• NUMMI-AMOROUS † fond of or loving money ...1650
• ON E lacking, usually but not invariably money ...1990s US Black sl.
• ON THE ROCKS short of money; destitute ...colloq.
• ON THE TAP broke and borrowing money ...Brit. sl.
• OOFLESS poor, in want of money ...1888 sl.
• PACKING IT making a large amount of money ...1990s sl.
• PEBBLE-BEACHED utterly penniless; very poor, destitute; in want of money ...1886 sl.
• PHILARGYROUS † loving money, greedy of gain, covetous, avaricious ...1665
• PINCHED hard up for money ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• ROTTEN WITH of money: well supplied with ...1920s sl.
• SHY short of money ...L19 sl., orig. US
• STIVER-CRAMPED † needy, wanting money ...1785
• TIGHT in financial difficulties, hard up; of money: scarce ...1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TIGHTISH in financial straits, wanting money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• UNBLUNTED deprived of money; temporarily without money ...1823 UK criminals' sl.
• WANTON † said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury ...1529
money - nouns
• ABE a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ABRAHAM NEWLAND a bank note ...1829 sl.
• ACKERS coins, notes, money; specifically, piastres ...1939 sl., orig. military
• ACTUAL money; also, the actual ...1856 sl.
• AKKA(S) money, whether change or notes ...1910s sl. orig. military
• AKKERS money ...1939 Brit. services' sl.
• ALFALFA money ...1917 US circus & carnival usage
• ALL-POWERFUL money ...1900s Aust. sl.
• APPLE money ...1960s US Black sl.
• ARM AND A LEG, AN an enormous amount of money, an exorbitant price ...1924 colloq.
• ARMY a large bankroll ...1990 US sl.
• ASTE money ...E17 UK criminals' sl.
• AXLE GREASE money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery ...1891 Amer. sl.
• BACKS money ...1966 Amer. sl.
• BACON money ...1986 Amer. sl.
• BALLAST money ...B1874 Eng. sl.
• BALM FOR GILEAD money ...1895 Amer. sl.
• BALM OF GILEAD money ...1895 Amer. sl.
• BALSAM money ...17C Eng. orig. cant
• BANK † 1. a sum of money; an amount; a 'pile' ...1515
2. cash; money itself; common in rap music lyrics ...20C teen & high school sl.
• BARE GELT † ready money ...1591
• BAT HIDE paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BATWING paper money, esp. a $1 bill ...L19 US sl.
• BAWBEES money ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BEAN(S) a coin, a bit of money; a trivial amount of money ...1811 sl.
• BEAR-SKIN money ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• BEAVER money ...1848 Amer. dial. arch.
• BEES AND HONEY money ...1892 Brit. rhyming sl.
• BEGGAR BOY'S ARSE money ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'brass'
• BEGGAR BOY'S ASS money ...1960 UK rhyming sl. for 'brass'
• BIG BICKIES large sum of money ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• BIG BUCK(S) a large amount of money, esp. as earned by performers or stolen by criminals, or as a large, but non-specific price ...1950s sl., orig. US
• BIG MONEY a large amount of money, high wages or salary ...1888 orig. US
• BILLIE, BILLY paper money; a bill ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIRDSEED a small amount of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BIT 1. money of any kind or quantity ...1607 thieves' sl.
2. a unit of value equal to an eighth of a dollar; used only in even multiples, esp. two bits ...1873 US sl.
• BITE † cash, money ...c1555 thieves' sl.
• BIT OF THE OLD money ...L19 sl.
• BLUEBACKS Confederate paper currency ...US Civil War usage
• BLUNT ready money ...1812 sl.
• BOBS money ...Aust. sl.
• BOMB a large amount of money ...1958 Brit. sl.
• BONES money; cash; dollars ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BONNY PENNY a goodly sum of money ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BOO money ...L19 US sl.
• BOODLE 1. counterfeit money; money illegally or dishonestly acquired or used; proceeds of corruption ...1858 Amer. dial.
2. money ...1883 sl., orig. US
3. a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BOODLE BAG a money pouch or purse ...1950 Amer. dial.
• BOSOM FRIEND a packet of money kept inside the brassiere by elderly women when travelling ...1973 Amer. dial.
• BOTTLE money ...1893 Brit. sl.
• BRADS half-pence, also money in general ...Bk1890 sl.
• BRASS money; cash; formerly applied specifically to bronze or copper coins ...1597 sl.
• BRASS FARTHING any money; a trivial amount of money ...1642 Brit. sl.
• BRASS RAZOO any money; a trivial amount of money ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• BUCKAGE money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• BUCKSKIN money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUFF money ...1980s drugs sl.
• BUGS (BUNNY) money ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
• BUGSY money ...1989 Aust. rhyming sl. (Bugs Bunny)
• BULLET money ...Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
• BUN a roll or wad of money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• BUNCE money; gains; extra profit or gain; bonus; something to the good ...1719 sl.
• BUNDLE, A a large amount of money ...1903 sl., orig. US
• BUNSE money ...18C sl.
• BUNT money ...18C sl.
• BUNTS money ...18C sl.
• BUSTLE money of any sort or quantity ...Bk1890 sl.
• BUTTER SKIN money, esp. a bill ...c1960 Amer. sl.
• BUTTONS money ...1859 Amer. sl.
• BYTE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CABBAGE money, banknotes, paper money, cash ... 1903 sl., orig. US
• CABBAGE LEAF money, banknotes ...1939 US sl.
• CABBAGE LEAVES paper currency; money; banknotes ...1930s Amer. sl.
• CAKE(S) money, a good deal of money ...1965 US Black sl.
• CAKE MONEY money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time ...1967 Amer. dial.
• CAKEWALK money that has been obtained without effort ...1930s sl.
• CALIFORNIA money, a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
• CALIFORNIA BANKNOTE an animal hide which was used as money in early 19th century California ...M19 US sl.
• CALIFORNIAN a gold piece ...c1860 sl.
• CALIFORNIANS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER an animal hide which was used as money in early 19th century California ...1848 US sl.
• CANDY money ...20C US sl.
• CAPTAIN, (THE) money ... 1748 sl.
• CARAVAN a large sum of money ... 1690 cant
• CARGO † a good round sum of money on a man ...1690 sl.
• CASH COW an investment or other source of money that pays regularly and well ...1974 US
• CAT HAIR money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• CHAFF money ...1930s Aust. sl.
• CHAMPAGNE COUPONS money ...1950s sl.
• CHANGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHARMS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHECK money; cash ...1889 Amer. dial.
• CHEDDA, CHEDDAR money; cash ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CHEESE money ...20C Amer. sl.
• CHERRY-MERRY a present of money ...M19 Anglo-Indian sl.
• CHICKEN CORN money ...1954 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN-FEED small change; any small amount of money, esp. compared to what one expects to have in the future ...1837 sl., orig. US
• CHICKEN MONEY † spending money; small change ...1853 Amer. dial.
• CHICKEN SCRATCH a very small amount of money ...1940s US Black sl.
• CHINA money ...1940 Amer. sl.
• CHING money ...1904 Amer. sl.
• CHINK cash, money ...1698 sl.
• CHINKERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CHIP a piece of money ...1840 sl.
• CHIPS money ...1840 sl.
• CHUMP CHANGE any small amount of money ...1950s US Black sl.
• CLINK money; hard cash ...1720s Sc.
• CLY money ...c1690 thieves' cant
• CLY FULL OF RIDGE a pocket full of money ...Bk1903 sl.
• COAL money ...Bk1890 sl.
• COCONUTS money ...1920s US sl.
• COD 1. money ...L17 sl.
2. a large amount of money ...1980s drugs sl.
• COD'S ROE money ...20C rhyming sl. for 'dough'
• COIN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COLE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COLIANDER SEEDS money ...L17 UK sl.
• COPPERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORK money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CORN money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• CORN IN EGYPT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• COURSE NOTE paper money in denominations of $5 or greater ...1950 US sl.
• CRACKER any money; a trivial amount of money ...1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CRACKLE paper money, banknotes, money in general ...sl.
• CRAP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CRINKLE banknotes; therefore, money ...Brit. sl.
• CRISP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CROP money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CRUMBS a few pieces of change or silver money; a few dollars; a small amount of money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• CUCKOOS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• CUSH money ...Bk1934 college sl.
• DAB a small or trifling amount of money ...1729
• DARB cash; money, usually stolen ...1904 US criminals' sl.
• DARBY † cash; ready money ...1682 criminals' sl.
• DEAD PRESIDENTS US currency notes of any dollar denomination; hence, money ...1944 US sl.
• DEAD SOLDIERS worthless money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• DEEP POCKETS a good source of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DELOG money ...Bk1903 back slang
• DERBIES ready money ...1796 sl.
• DERBY money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• DIBS money ...1807 sl.
• DIMMACK money ...1823 Sc. sl.
• DIMMOCK money ...1812 sl.
• DINAH money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINALY money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLA money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLEE money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINARLY money ...1851 UK sl.
• DINERO money ...1856 sl., orig. US
• DING a quasi-coercive request for money ...1982 US sl.
• DINGBATS money ...1861 US sl.
• DIRT money ...1925 criminals’ sl.
• DIVIDENDS money ...1990s US college sl.
• DOLLARS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOOT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOOTEROOMUS money ...M19 Amer. sl.
• DOOWACKY money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DO-RE-MI money ...1926 US sl.
• DOSH money ...1854 sl., orig. US
• DOTS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DOUBLOONS money ...1908 jocular
• DOUGH money ... 1851 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
• DOUGH-REY-ME money ...1926 US sl.
• DOWNS money ...2000s US Black sl.
• DUCATS money ...1866 US sl.
• DUCKETS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• DUCKS money ...1997 US sl.
• DUES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• DUMPS, THE money ...c1835 sl.
• DUST money ...1607 sl., now chiefly US Black usage
• DYE-STUFFS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• EARNEST money, or a sum of money, paid as an installment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract ...a1225
• EASTER BUNNY money ...1998 UK rhyming sl.
• EBB-WATER 'when there's but little money in the pocket'; a lack of money ...1699 cant
• ECO money ...2000s US Black sl.
• ENDS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• EVERGREEN money ...1900s US sl.
• EVIL, THE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FAKE-BOODLE a roll of paper over which a dollar bill is pasted, and another bill being loosely wrapped round this so it looks as if the whole roll is made up of a large sum of money in bills ...1890 Amer. thieves' sl.
• FALL MONEY money placed in reserve by a criminal for use if arrested ...1893 US sl.
• FALL SCRATCH money set aside to cover expenses incurred in the event of an arrest ...1969 US sl.
• FAMILY JEWELS wealth; ready money ...1950s sl.
• FAMILY PLATE silver coins ...c1850 jocular colloq.
• FAST BUCK money that is easily earned, esp. if done so illicitly ...1949 US sl.
• FAST QUID money that is earned quickly, and possibly illicitly ...1940s sl., orig. US
• FAT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FAT SKRILL lots of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FEATHERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FEE † money ...c870
• FETTIE money ...Bk2006 US street sl.
• FILTHY LUCRE money ...20C jocular colloq.
• FLASH-NOTE a spurious bank-note ... Bk1893 sl.
• FLIM money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLIMSY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FLOUR money ... Bk1903 sl.
• FOLDING money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING CABBAGE paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING GREEN money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING LETTUCE paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING MONEY paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money; money ...Bk1974 Amer. sl.
• FOLDING STUFF paper bank notes, as opposed to coins ...Bk2006 US sl.
• FUNDS money ...L19 US Black & campus sl.
• FUNNY MONEY 1. money which is not what it seems to be, esp. counterfeit currency or assets amassed unscrupulously ...1938 sl., orig. US
2. an absurdly or unfathomably large amount of money; an unjustifiable or immoderate sum ...1986
• FURNISHING a sum of money furnished ...1841
• GABINS money ...2003 Trinidad and Tobago
• GAME money, possessions ...1960s US sl.
• GATHERING 1. † the act or practice of collecting wealth; miserly acquisition of money ...a1225
2. † a collection of money ...c1380 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• GEAR † possessions in general, wealth, money ...1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• GELT money ...a1529 sl.
• GELTER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GENT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GET-PENNY † something which brings in money; a successful affair, as a theatrical performance ...1684
• GIGABUCKS very much money ...1990s Amer. sl.
• GILT-TICK money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGERBREAD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGLEBOYS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GINGLERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GLANTHORNE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GLUE money ...L19 US sl.
• GOB † a large sum of money ...M16
• GOLDEN OINTMENT a large win in betting; money ...1989 Aust. sl.
• GONCE money ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GONS money ...1899 Aust. sl.
• GOREE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GRAVY unearned or unexpected money ...1910 sl.
• GREED money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GREEN money ...1898 sl.
• GREENBACKS money ...M19 US
• GREEN SHIT money, esp. a roll of bills ...1950s US Black sl.
• GRINDER a small coin of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• GROCERY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• GROUCH BAG a small pouch or bag worn esp. beneath clothing and containing emergency funds (esp. used among travelling performers) ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GROUCH MONEY savings for a really rainy day ...1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
• GRUBBING money, but not a large quantity ...1917 Amer. sl.
• GRUBBINS money, but not a large quantity ...1917 Amer. sl.
• GRUBSTAKE 1. money, supplies, or equipment supplied, esp. to a prospector, on condition of the supplier participating in the profits of a particular undertaking ...1863 Amer. West. usage
2. money or provisions ...1881 Amer. sl.
• GULLION a sum of money equal to 2s in value ...1822 Sc.
• GUSTO money ...1984 US sl.
• GYPSY BANKROLL a roll of money in which the top several notes are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit, plain paper, or small-denomination notes ...1981 US sl.
• HADDOCK money ...M19 US sl.
• HANDBOOK what you keep your money in when you carry it around with you ...1966 Amer. dial.
• HARD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HARD-EARNED money, esp. that identified as earnings ...1975 sl.
• HARD MONEY coin ...c1848
• HARL(E) money or property obtained by dishonourable means ...1815 Sc.
• HARDSTUFF money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HARD TACK silver money, esp. dollars ...1895 Amer. dial. arch.
• HAY money ...1939 Aust. sl.
• HEAVY SUGAR a large amount of money ...1926 US sl.
• HEN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HONEY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HORSE NAILS cash, money ...1859 sl.
• HOXTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• HUXTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• ICE money in general ...L19 US sl.
• INDER a great number or quantity of persons or things, esp. of money ...1790 Eng. dial.
• INNS money ...20C teen & high school sl.
• INS money ...1990s US college sl.
• IRON money ...1785 sl.
• JACK money ...1890 sl., orig. US
• JINGLE n. money in small coins ...1906 Aust. sl.
• JINK money ... Bk1896 sl.
• JOHN DAVIS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• JOHN money ... Bk1903 sl.
money n. • JOLLY COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• K money ...1990s US campus sl.
• KALA a dollar; money ...1955 Hawaii
• KALE money ...1912 Amer. sl.
• KALE SEED money ...20C US sl.
• KANGA money ...1950s Aust. rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = 'screw')
• KELTER money, cash ...1807 N. Eng. dial.
• KICK money ...1947 US sl.
• KICKBACK money paid (illegally) to someone who has made it possible for you too do something ...1958 sl., orig. US
• KILTER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• KING'S PICTURES money ...L17 sl.
• LACE money ...1971 US sl.
• LACKITS small sums of money; oddments, odds and ends ...1790 Eng. dial.
• LAKETS trifles, odd things; small sums of money ...1677 Eng. dial.
• LAKING-BRASS pocket money, money to spend on enjoyment ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LAS money, esp. as a loan or a contribution ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAUNDROMAT a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAUNDRY a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized ...1980s sl.
• LAWFUL PICTURES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LEGEM PONE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LETTUCE money ...1929 sl., orig. US
• LIGHT a small amount of money ...20C sl.
• LINE money ...1972 US sl.
• LOAVER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• LOLLY money ...1943 Brit. sl.
• LONG BREAD a great deal of money ...1970 Amer. dial.
• LONG DOUGH a considerable amount of money ...1947 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN 1. money ...1896 US sl.
2. a lot of money ...1971 Amer. dial.
• LONG GREEN, THE money ...sl.
• LONG PURSE a purse containing plenty of money; plenty of money, abundant wealth or resources ...1650 colloq.
• LOOR, LOUR, LOURE, LOWER, LOWR, LOWRE, LOWRIE, LOWYER money ...M16 UK criminals' sl.
• LOOT n...1943 sl.
• LOVELY MONEY. good money; esp. plenty of money ...c1931 Brit. sl.
• L.S.D.. money ...c1835 Brit. colloq.
• LURRIES † money or jewellery ...1673 thieves' sl.
• LURRY money ...M17 sl.
• LUSH money ...M19 US criminals' sl.
• LUSH GREEN money ...1951 US sl.
• LUSTY COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• MAAS money ...1990s W. Indies sl.
• MAD MONEY 1. money carried by a women in case she wants to return home from a date without her escort; money for use in an emergency or in any unexpected eventuality; money that is surplus to one's normal requirements and which may be spent on a whim ...1922 colloq.
2. money that may be used for unplanned or impetuous purchases; extra spending money ...1954-60 Amer. sl.
• MAGAGEBA money ...1970s S. Afr. Black usage
• MAG-STAKE money obtained by trickery or fraud ...M19 sl.
• MAIL money ...1990s US Black teen sl.
• MALHAVELINS small matters, bits and pieces; odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; typically used of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MAMMON money ...1706 jocular
• MANABLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAROLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAVALINS odds and ends, bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...M19 sl.
• MANAVELINGS odds and ends, bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...M19 sl.
• MANAVILINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MANAVLINS small matters, odds and ends; articles supplementary to the ordinary fare; bits and pieces, typically of food or small change ...1865 sl.
• MARKET COIN * money ...1817 literary usage
• MAZUKA money ...1967 Amer. dial.
• MAZUMA money ...1904 US sl.
• MAZUME money ...1904 US sl.
• MEASURES money ...1960s sl.
• MEDZERS money ...1960s sl.
• MEGABUCKS a large amount of money ...1946 sl., orig. US
• MENSE-MONEY pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MENSE-PENNY pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one's respectability ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• METAL money ...L18 Brit. colloq.
• MIL a million; usually of money ...1960s sl.
• MILLERY a mint; a place for coining money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MINT, A a large amount of money ...1655 sl.
• MINT LEAF a banknote; money ...1920s US sl.
• MINT SAUCE money ...E19 sl.
• MOLA money ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MON money ...1889 Amer. sl.
• MONEY FOR DIRT anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR DUST anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR JAM anything, including money, that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure ...1910s sl., orig. military
• MONEY FOR OLD ROPE money for nothing or almost nothing ...20C colloq.
• MONISH money ...1804 Amer. Anglo-Yiddish usage
• MONKEY MONEY silly money; an excessive price to pay ...1999 UK sl.
• MOO money ...1945 sl.
• MOOLA(H) money ...1939 sl., orig. US
• MOPUS a piece of money; coin ...1698 sl.
• MOPPUSSES money ...L18 sl.
• MOPUSSES money ...L18 sl.
• MOSS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• MOTSA a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1943 Aust. sl.
• MOTSER a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOTZA a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOTZER a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling ...1936 Aust. sl.
• MOULDY-'UNS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• MOZZARELLA money ...2000s US Black sl.
• MUCK money ...L17 sl.
• MUCKHILL a pile of money ...L17 sl.
• MULLA money ...1930s sl., orig. US
• MUMPER'S BRASS money ...E18 sl.
• MUN money ...1889 Amer. sl.
• MUNLEE money ...Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
• MUSH money ...1962 UK sl.
• NEEDFUL, THE the necessary funds; money, cash ...1774 colloq.
• NEGOTIABLE GRASS money ...1951 US sl.
• NELSON EDDIES money, cash ...1930s rhyming sl. for readies'
• NEW LIGHT new money ...1859 Amer. thieves' sl.
• NICKER money in general ...1950s sl.
• NIGS the clippings of money ...c1696 sl.
• NOBBING collecting money, 'passing the hat round' ...M19 sl.
• NOBBINGS 1. a collection of money, esp. money tossed into a boxing ring after an amateur or boys' fight ...M19
2. money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NOBBINS money collected from an audience, esp. money thrown into a boxing ring ...1998 Brit. sl.
• NO-COUNT worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• NONSENSE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• NOT A BEAN nothing at all; no money whatever ...1928 sl.
• NUGGETS money, esp. cash ...c1890 colloq.
• NUPPENCE no money ...1886 Brit. sl.
• NUT 1. the amount of money required for a venture; set-up or overhead costs ...1909 US sl.
2. any sum of money; a share of the money accruing from an enterprise; esp. a bribe or pay-off ...1929 US sl.
• OAT a penny; a halfpenny; the smallest amount of money ...L19 sl.
• OATS FOR THE DONKEY money ...c1910 motor trade imperfect rhyming sl.
• OCHER money ...c1860 sl.
• OCHRE money; cash ...1835 sl.
• ODAY money ...1928 US Pig Latin for 'dough'
• ODDS of money: small change ...2002 UK sl.
• ODDSES the change or balance of money ...1893 Eng. dial.
• OIL money ...1885 Amer. sl.
• OIL OF ANGELS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• OIL OF ARGENTUM money ...E18 sl.
• OIL OF PALM(S) money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• OINTMENT money ...15C sl.
• OLD money ... Bk1903 sl.
• OOCHRE money ...c1860 sl.
• OOF money ...1885 sl.
• OOFTISH money 1882 sl.
• OOT money ...1920s Aust. sl.
• O.P.M. borrowed money (Other People's Money) ...1901 sl.
• OSCAR money ...1917 Aust. & NZ rhyming sl. for 'cash' (Oscar Asche)
• OSCAR ASCHE cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• OSCAR ASH cash; money ...1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
• PACK † a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box ...c1394
• PACKAGE a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• PACKET a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• PAINT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PAISA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PALM-GREASE money given as a douceur or bribe ...1897 humorous
• PALMING RACKET secreting money in the palm of the hand ...1812 UK criminals' sl.
• PALM-OIL money give as a douceur or bribe, a tip ...a1627 humorous
• PALM SOAP money, usually in the form of a bribe ...E17 sl.
• PAN money ...1847 UK criminals' sl.
• PANGA money ...1894 Amer. dial.
• PAP money ... M19 sl.
• PAPER money, usually notes ...L18 sl., orig. US Black
• PAPERWORK money; currency notes ...1997 UK sl.
• PAPES money ...1990s sl., orig. US Black
• PARCEL † 1. a small portion, item, instalment, of a sum of money; a small sum ...1491 rare or obs.
2. a substantial sum of money, esp. when won or lost in gambling ...L19 sl.
• PARINGS clippings of money ...L17 sl.
• PEANUTS a small amount of money; a trivial sum ...1934 Amer. sl.
• PEE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PENG money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENGER money ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PENNY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PEWTER worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PEWTER MONEY worthless money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes , giving the impression of a great deal of money ...1968 US sl.
• PHILADELPHIA ROLL a "Philadelphia bankroll" ...1972 US sl.
• PIECES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PIESA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PILE a large amount of money ...colloq
• PISA money ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• PLASTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PLATE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PLUMS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POCKET money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POCKET ROLL a roll of paper money kept in the pocket ...1960s US Black sl.
• POKE money; one's bankroll ...1926 Amer. sl.
• PONY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POPPY money ...1943 sl.
• PORTCULLIS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POSH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• POT, A a large amount of money ...1871 sl.
• POTATOES money ...1931 US sl.
• POTS a large amount of money ...1871 sl.
• POULTICE a large amount of money; applied esp. to money used as a bribe ...1904 Aust. sl.
• POWDER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PRETTY PENNY, A a considerable sum of money ...colloq.
• PREY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• PURSE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• QUARTZ money ...L19 sl.
• QUATRIN * a small piece of money; a farthing ...c1400
• QUEEN'S PICTURES money ...E18 sl.
• QUEEN'S PORTRAIT money ...E18 sl.
• QUEER money ... Bk1903 sl.
• QUEER-BIT bad money ...Bk1890 sl.
• QUICK instantly available money ...1950s US Black sl.
• QUICK QUID money that is earned quickly and, possibly, illicitly ...1920s Aust. sl.
• QUID †* money, cash ...a1700 sl.
• QUIDS 1. money ...L17 sl.
2. a large amount of money ...1930 Aust.
• QUILLS money ...M19 sl.
• QUINE coin; money ...1872 Eng. dial.
• QUINIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• QUINZIE coin, money, cash ...1832 Sc.
• RACK a large quantity of money ...2000s US Black sl.
• RAG 1. money in general ...L16 sl.
2. a banknote, paper money; usually in plural ...1817 sl.
• RAGS † paper money ...1935 Amer. sl.
• RAISE a substantial amount of (stolen) money ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• RAP money in general ...L19 sl.
• RAZOO any money; a trivial amount of money ...1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
• READIES money in bank and/or currency notes ...1935 sl., orig. bank clerks'
• READY, THE money; spec., money in hand ...1688 sl.
• READY-COME-DOWN plenty of money ...1952 Amer. dial.
• READY-GILT money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-JOHN money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• READY-STUFF money; spec., money in hand ...19C sl.
• RED gold, thus money, i.e. sovereigns ...1865 UK criminals' sl.
• RED CENT any money; a trivial amount of money ...1839 sl., orig. US
• REDDIES money; usually applied to bank notes ...1937 sl.
• REDGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REEK money ...Bk1903 cant
• REGULARS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• REVETS money ...1876 Eng. dial. sl.
• REVITS money ...1876 Eng. dial. sl.
• RHINO money; spec. ready money ...1688 sl.
• RIBBAND money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIBBIN money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIBBON money ...Bk1903 sl.
• RIDGE money ... Bk1903 sl.
• RING † money obtained by begging or extortion ...1608 sl.
• RIVETS money ...1846 sl.
• ROCKS money ...M19 US sl.
• ROGAN GOSH money ...2000s rhyming sl. for 'dosh'
• ROLL a collection of bills or notes rolled together; hence, more generally, one's money ...1846 US & Aust. sl.
• ROLL JACK RICE COULDN'T JUMP OVER a large amount of money ...1945 Aust. sl.
• ROOT OF ALL EVIL money ... Bk1903 sl.
• ROWDY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• RUM-BIT good money ...Bk1890 sl.
• RUM COD a substantial sum of money ...L17 UK criminals' sl.
• RUNNING MONEY † money immediately available for use ...1662
• SALT money ...L19 US sl.
• SALVE money, esp. as a reward for something difficult ...20C US sl.
• SAND money ...L19 sl., orig. US
• SAUCE money ...M18 sl.
• SAUCEPAN LID money; usually in the plural ...L19 rhyming sl. for 'quid'
• SAUSAGE AND MASH cash, money ...1976 UK rhyming sl.
• SAWDUST money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCADS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SCALE(S) money ...1872 US sl.
• SCRATCH money ...1914 sl., orig. US
• SHADSCALES money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHAN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHEKELS money, cash ...1883 sl.
• SHELLS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHIGS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHINERS money in coin, esp. sovereigns or guineas ...1760 sl.
• SHINPLASTER 1. the fractional currency (worth 10 cents, twenty-five cents, etc.) issued by the Union in response to coin shortages during the war ...US Civil War usage
2. small paper currency ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SHIN-PLASTERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHOESTRING a small amount of money ...1904 sl., orig. US
• SHOT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SHOT IN ONE'S LOCKER a piece of money in one's possession ...1835 nautical US sl.
• SHRAP copper coins; any small change ...c1915 NZ sl.
• SHRAPNEL copper coins; any small change ...c1915 NZ sl.
• SIDE-MONEY money earned in addition to one's regular job ...1920s US sl.
• SILK money ...1950 US sl.
• SILVER money ...1966 US sl.
• SILVER BULLETS money contributed to the war loans ...1916 journalistic colloq.
• SIMLOONS money ...L19 US sl.
• SIMOLEONS money ...L19 US sl.
• SINEWS OF WAR, THE money ...c1550
• SINGLE MONEY † small money, small change ...1591
• SKEWINGS extras, bonuses; any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing ...M19 sl.
• SKIN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SKULL MONEY money earned in illegal ways ...2000 UK sl.
• SKULLY money ...1966 Amer. dial.
• SMACKER a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• SMACKEROO a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound ...E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
• SMALL FORTUNE, A a large amount of money ...1874 sl.
• SMASH loose change ...1821 sl.
• SNAPS money ...1997 US sl.
• SNOW money; applied esp. to money in silver coins ...1925 sl.
• SOAP money; latterly esp. applied to money used in bribery ...1860 US sl.
• SOFT money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOFT-FLIMSY money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SOFT MONEY notes ...c1848
• SPANISH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPANKERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPANKS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• SPLIT small change ...L19 sl.
• SPLOSH money ...1893 sl.
• SPONDOOLICK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDOOLICKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDOOLIKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDOOLIX money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULICK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDULICKS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULICS money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONDULIK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1923 US sl.
• SPONDULIX money ...1857 sl., orig. US
• SPONS money ...M19 US & Aust. sl.
• SPOON money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STACK money ...1997 US sl.
• STAMPS money ...US Civil War usage
• STEVEN money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STEVERS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• STIFF money ...1897 sl.
• STIVER a small amount, esp. of money
• STOCKS OF TIN any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• STUFF, THE money ...1775 sl.
• STUMP money ...Bk1904 sl.
• STUMPY money ... 1837 sl.
• SUDS money ...Bk1934 college sl.
• SUGAR money ... 1859 sl.
• SWAB a roll of money ...1965 US sl.
• SWAG money ...1976 US sl.
• TACK money ...1950s sl.
• TAKE money acquired by theft or fraud ...1888 sl., chiefly US
• TALL MONEY a large amount of money; substantial wealth ...1940s US Black sl.
• TANK money ...2000s sl.
• TANKING the act of concealing money on one's person ...1980s UK tramps' sl.
• TAP CITY a metaphorical place devoted to borrowing or begging money ...1920s sl.
• TAR money ...1900s US sl.
• TEASPOONS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• TILL money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIN money, cash ...1836 sl.
• TOADHIDE a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1941 Amer. dial.
• TOADSKIN a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar ...1857 Amer. dial.
• TOPS AND BOTTOMS a roll of notes of which only those on the very top and bottom are genuine, the rest being paper trimmed to fit and bulk out the roll ...1959 UK sl.
• TOW money ... Bk1903 sl.
• TOWER clipped money ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• TRAP MONEY money containing tear gas and/or dye kept in a bank to be given to bank robbers ...2004 US sl.
• UNCLE SAM'S I.O.U. money, a note ...1940s sl.
• UXTER money ...L19 sl.
• VALOR † the amount in money, etc., that a thing is worth; value ...1496-7
• VALOUR † the amount of money, etc., or sum that a thing is worth ...c1350
• VELVET money in excess of what is expected ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• VEX-MONEY money a woman carries with her on a date; if, for whatever reason (usually the denial of sex), she is forced to make her way home, she has some funds ...20C W. Indies sl.
• WAD a roll of money or money in general ...E19 sl.
• WALKING † passing of money from hand to hand ...1549
• WALLPAPER 1. worthless paper money such as counterfeit notes ...1940s US sl.
2. money ...1980s drugs sl.
• WAMPUM money ...1897 jocular
• WEDGE a wad of banknotes; hence, generally, a significant amount of money ...1977 Brit. sl., orig. criminals' sl.
• WELL-SINKING making money ...L18 Anglo-Indian
• WHAT IT TAKES money ...1920s sl. orig. US
• WHEREWITH money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHEREWITHAL money ... Bk1903 sl.
• WHIPS OF TIN any amount of money ...Bk1892 Aust. sl.
• WHISTLE AND FLUTE money ...1950 UK rhyming sl. for 'toot' (loot)
• WHISTLE (AND TOOT) money ...1950 UK rhyming sl. for 'loot'
• WHITE money ...1960 sl.
• WHITE MONEY silver money, silver coins ...1423
• WILLIAM a piece of paper currency ...1850 Amer. dial.
• WILLY a piece of paper currency ...1965 Amer. dial.
• WONG money ...1953 UK sl.
• WONGA money ...1953 UK sl.
• WONGER money ...1953 UK sl.
• WOODEN MONEY a counterfeit or worthless coin or money ...1915 US sl.
• WOODEN NICKEL a counterfeit or worthless coin or money ...1915 US sl.
• YAFFLE money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YAFFUL money ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• YARLS money given to confirm a bargain; earnest money ...1881 Eng. dial.
• YAYO money ...2000s US Black & drugs sl.
• YELLOWBOYS money ... Bk1903 sl.
• YENNOMS money ... Bk1903 back sl.
• YURLS money given to confirm a bargain; earnest money ...1881 Eng. dial.
• ZAC any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
• ZACK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
• ZAK any money; a trivial amount of money ...1953 Aust. sl.
money - person (also see MONEY-DEALER, MONEY-LENDER)
• ANGEL a person who supplies money without getting anything in return ...1924 Amer. sl.
• BAG-BEARER one who has charge of or manages money ...1598
• BANKER 1. † orig. a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances ...1484
2. † a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender ...1526
• BARON anyone who has money ...1841 sl.
• BEANRAKER one who is good at amassing money ...1903 Aust. sl.
• BEAT a person who saves in a mean way, or is greedy in money matters ...1965 Amer. dial.
• BROSIER a boy who has spent all his pocket-money ...1850 Eton sl.
• FAST-BUCK ARTIST anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money ...1970s US sl.
• FAST-BUCK GUY anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money ...1970s US sl.
• FIGURE-DANCER one who alters the face value of banknotes, cheques, bills, etc. ...L18C sl.
• GEAR-GATHERER a money-making man; a hoarder of wealth ...1825
• HIGHMADANDY someone who has more money than brains ...20C Ulster sl.
• JASON'S FLEECE a citizen cheated of his gold ...1690 cant
• MINK a female whose romantic interest in a man is overshadowed by her interest in his financial worth ...1960 US sl.
• MONETARIST a person who places emphasis on monetary matters or the money supply; esp. one who advocates tight control of the money supply as an essential counter-inflationary measure or policy ...1961
• MONETIST † a person who worships money ...1707 nonce word
• MONEYBAGS a lover of money ...E19 sl.
• MONEY-CATCHER * a person who seeks to obtain money ...1599
• MONEY-CORMORANT one greedy for money ...1840
• MONEY-GRUB one who is sordidly intent on amassing money; an avaricious person ...1768
• MONEY-HUGGER a miser; a lover of money ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-LATER a fortune-hunter ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-MACHINE a person who makes a lot of money ...1833
• MONEY-MAKER a person who earns or accumulates much money; a person who is skilled in, or intent upon, making or accumulating money ...a1450
• MONEY-MAN † a lover of money ...1585
• MONEY-MISER † one who hoards wealth, and spends as little money as possible; a skinflint, a miserly person ...1650
• MONEY-MONGER a person involved in making or earning money, often in a sordid or illicit manner ...Bk1988 Aust. sl.
• MONEY-SCRAT a money-saver ...Bk1873 Eng. dial.
• MONEY-SPINNER orig. a person who makes large profits by speculation or usury; later, a person who generates a great deal of money ...1825
• MONEY-SUCKER a person who drains away one's supply of money; used depreciatively ...1653
• MONEY TELLER † a person who counts money ...1594
• MONEY-THIRSTER † a person who craves money ...1611
• NOBBER a collector of money; a person who collects money for a street entertainer ...1890 Brit. sl.
• OOF-BIRD a source or supplier of money; 'the goose that lays the golden eggs' ...1888 sl.
• PAPER CHASER one who is looking for money, usually a drug dealer ...2000s US Black sl.
• PHILARGYRIST † a lover of money; a covetous person ...1633
• PURSE-LEECH † a person greedy for money; a grasping person; an extortioner ...1598
• RAG BAG a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money ...1990s sl.
• RAG DOLL a person who can be easily persuaded to give up sex or money ...1990s sl.
• SCRATCHER one who is greedily intent on accumulating money; a money-grubber ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TABLER † a money-changer ...c1550
• WHALE IN THE BAY someone who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company ...1960s Aust. sl.
• WISSLER one who exchanges money; a money-changer ...Bk1905 Sc.
money - verbs
• BE IN FUNDS to have plenty of money ...19C colloq.
• BLOOD to deprive of money ...M19 sl.
• BOT to cadge or sponge money ...1921 Aust. sl.
• BREAK UPON to change money; to draw on one's savings, etc. ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CARRY to have surplus money ...1996 N. Ireland
• CASH DOWN to pay; to hand over money ...1882 US sl.
• CAST HABBIE-GABBIE to throw money etc. amongst a crowd to be scrambled for ...1866 Sc.
• CHUMP OFF to lose money irresponsibly ...1950s US Black sl.
• CLEAN to fraudulently deprive someone of all or most of their money ...1812 sl.
• CLEAN OUT to deprive of money ...1812 sl.
• COME A STOOMER to lose one's money ...1900 Aust. sl.
• COME A STUMER to lose one's money ...1900 Aust. sl.
• CRACK to change money; to cash a cheque ...1927 Amer. sl.
• DECRY to suppress, or to depreciate by proclamation; to reduce the value of money ...1617
• DIB to make a small present of money, to tip ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DIP SOUTH to search your pockets for money ...2002 NZ sl.
• DO ONE'S COBBLERS to lose one's money ...1980s sl.
• DO SOME FINE COIN to make a large sum of money ...Bk2006 US sl.
• DROP to lose, give, or part with money ...L17 sl.
• EASE † to provide, to furnish; to advance money ...1721 Sc.
• FAST to be out of pocket ...M19 sl.
• FEEL THE PINCH to feel the effects of having insufficient money ...1861 colloq.
• FLASH THE BLUNT to show money ...1823 sl.
• FLASH THE DIBS to show or spend one's money ...Bk1893 sl.
• FLY of money: to be rapidly spent ...a1626
• FLY A KITE to raise money ...B1880 sl.
• FLY-BLOW to separate someone from his money ...20C Aust. sl.
• GET THE FAT OFF to relieve someone of their money, usually by some form of trickery ...1960s Aust. sl.
• GO ON A LURK to get money through false pretenses ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• GRUBSTAKE to provide with a grubstake (see nouns) ...1879 Amer. sl.
• HABBIE-GABBIE to throw money, etc. into a crowd to be scrambled for ...Bk1905 Sc.
• HANDLE to receive or get money from; to secure; to get hold of ...1823 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• HANDSEL to give money or a present to celebrate a new undertaking, etc.; to celebrate for the first time, esp. by drinking ...1789 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• KEEP ALL THE BEANS IN THE SACK to be careful of one's money ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• KICK THE TIN to contribute money ...1965 Aust. sl.
• KILL THE CHANGE to keep the change ...2000 UK sl.
• KNOCK DOWN to earn or obtain money, usually for work, or by requesting a loan or gift ...1920s US sl.
• LAND ON A PEBBLY BEACH to be short of money ...L19 sl.
• LAUNDER to decriminalize money that has been gained through criminal activities by 'washing' it through a legitimate business, such as a casino or bank ...1970s sl.
• LOSE ONE'S BRITCHES to lose a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• LUG ONE'S EAR to ask for money; to borrow money from ...20C Aust. sl.
• MACE 1. to beg or demand money from ...E19 sl.
2. to owe money ...1979 UK sl.
• MAKE A PACK to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKAGE to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A PACKET to make a large sum of money ...1910s sl.
• MAKE A RAISE to get hold of some money, legally or otherwise ...E19 sl.
• NIG to clip money ...c1696 sl.
• MAGGOT to waste money; to spend foolishly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MAKE A RAISE to obtain money in a non-criminal manner; to secure something ...M19 US sl.
• MAKE UP ONE'S LEG to make money ...1909 Brit. costermongers' sl.
• MINT to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT GOLD to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT IT to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MINT MONEY to make a good deal of money, to profit ...M19 sl.
• MOP UP to gain or win a significant of money ...1851 sl.
• NAB THE RUST to receive money ...L18 UK criminals' sl.
• NOB 1. to collect money ...M19 sl.
2. to collect money from an audience after a performance or other attraction ...1851 Brit. sl.
• OCKER † of money: to grow with the addition of interest ...a1225
• OKER † of money: to grow with the addition of interest ...a1225
• PACK to carry money, to be in funds ...1920s US sl.
• PAN OUT to hand over money ...L19 Aust. & US sl.
• PEEL OFF to give money ...c1925 sl.
• PULL DOWN ONE'S EAR to get money from a person, esp. as a tip ...c1870 Cockneys' sl.
• PUT IN ONE'S POCKET to convert into money ...1857 Amer. dial.
• PUT THE ACID ON to request money of ...1906 Aust. sl.
• PUT THE ARM ON SOMEONE to ask for, demand, or borrow money from ...20C Amer. sl.
• QUINE to coin money ...1825 Eng. dial.
• QUOMODOCUNQUIZE † to make money in any possible way ...1652
• RAISE to get hold of some money, legally or otherwise ...1940s W. Indies sl.
• RAISE THE BREEZES to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
• RAISE THE WIND to procure money or necessary means ...a1350
• RAKE to make money, esp. in generous quantities or at an enviable speed ...1583 UK
• RAKE IN THE SHEKELS to make money rapidly ...1883 sl.
• RAKE TOGETHER to make a great deal of money ...M19 sl.
• RAKE UP to make a great deal of money ...M19 sl.
• RING THE CHANGES to substitute bad money for good ...1678 sl.
• SCART to scrape together money or other possessions ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SHYSTER to trick money out of someone; usually as adj. 'shystering' ...M19 sl.
• SIFT to clean one out of money ...1591
• SIGHT A PEBBLY BEACH to be short of money ...L19 sl.
• STRIKE to get money; to steal; to beg, to borrow; to get into debt ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUCK to extract ideas or money ...Bk1904 sl.
• SUGAR OFF in speaking of large sums of money: to amount to ...Bk1904 Amer. sl.
• TAKE HEAT to lose money ...1920s US sl.
• TAKE OFF to deprive of money ...L19 US Black & criminals' sl.
• TAKE TO THE CLEANERS - to deprive of all one's money ...Bk1999
• TAP 1. to exhaust one's finances ...1910s US sl.
2. to obtain money (other than as a loan) ...20C sl.
• TAP OUT 1. to come to the end of one's finances ...1930s sl., orig. US
2. to relieve someone of their last money ...1960s sl.
• TURN AN HONEST PENNY to earn one's living honestly; to make money by fair means
• UNBELT to hand over money ...L19 US sl.
• WAIVE † to cast away money ...c1440
• WALK IN TALL CORN to make a great deal of money ...1997 US sl.
• WHISTLE UP A BREEZE to obtain money; to obtain a loan ...L18 sl.
money - phrases
• AIN'T LONG ENOUGH of money: not enough, insufficient ...1970s US Black sl.
• CAKE IS GETTING THIN one's money is running low ...20C sl.
• MONEY ENOUGH TO CHOKE A HORSE a large amount of money ...1844 Amer. dial.
• MONEY GOING TO BED a great deal of money ...1965 Amer. dial.
• MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO money can do most things ...L16 colloq.
• MONEY TALKS money is very powerful ...1586 sl.
• NOT HAVE A BRASS RAZOO not have even the smallest amount of money ...Bk1999 Aust. sl.
• MY RIGHT HAND ITCHES I shall receive money ...1708-10 sl.
• RIBBIN RUNS THICK, THE 'the breeches are well lined' (there's plenty of money) ...c1696 sl.
• RIBBIN RUNS THIN, THE there's little money ...c1696 sl.
MONEY-BOX - nouns
• CASKET † a money-box or 'chest' ...1832
• PIRLIE a money-box ...1889 Sc.
• SAVE-ALL a money-box to receive small savings or contributions ...1837
• THRIFT-BOX a money or savings box ...1777 Eng. dial.
• THRIFT-POT a money or savings box ...1862 Eng. dial.
• THRIP-BOX a money-box for saving ...1865 Eng. dial.
MONEY-DEALER, MONEY-LENDER - nouns
• BANK † 1. the shop, office, or place of business of a money-dealer ...1474
† 2. the table or counter of a money-changer or dealer in money ...1567
money-dealer, money-lender - person
• BANKER 1. † a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender ...1526
2. † orig. a money-changer; then, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances ...1534
• BILL-SWEATER a money-lender ...1835 Sc.
• CASHIER † a money-dealer ...1643
• IKE (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
• IKEY, IKY (derogatory & offensive) a Jewish money-lender ...1864 sl.
• IKEY-MO a Jewish receiver, money-lender, pawnbroker, or peddler ...E19 sl.
• LAND-SHARK a moneylender; a usurer ...M19 sl.
• MAHAJUN a money-lender, a usurer ...1858
• MONEY-BANKER † a money-dealer; a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc. ...1677
• MONEY BROKER a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc.; spec. a broker who acts as intermediary between lenders and borrowers in the money market ...1616
• MONEY CHANGER a person who changes money from one form to another, esp. as a profession; one who deals in money ...c1400
• MONEY-DEALER a person who deals in money by exchange, banking, lending, etc. ...1785
• MONEYER 1. a money changer; a money-lender ...a1400 arch.
2. † a money-dealer, a banker, a capitalist ...1706
• MONEY-JOBBER † a dealer in money or coin ...1692
• MONEY-LENDER a person whose business is lending money at interest ...1598
• MONEY-MAKER † a person who makes coins, a minter; also, a person who deals in money; a money-changer ...1297
• MONEY-MASTER † a person who possesses large funds for doing business; a banker, a money-lender ...1577
• MONEY MERCHANT a trader in money; a money-dealer or money-lender ...1595
• MONEY-MONGER (derogatory) a person who deals in money; esp. a money-lender; a usurer ...1571 arch.
• MONEY-NIFFERER a money-changer ...1862 Sc.
• MONEY SCRIVENER * a person whose business it was to raise loans on security, invest money for interest etc., on behalf of clients; a money-broker, a money-lender, a usurer ...1677
• MONEY SHARK an avaricious money-dealer; a usurer; an extortioner ...1844 orig. US
• MONEY TRADER a money-lender; a currency trader ...1711
• SARAF a banker or money-changer in the East ...1598
• SCREW a money-lender ...1932 Amer. dial.
• SHYLOCK (derogatory & offensive) a hard-hearted money-lender ...1786 sl.
• XARAFFE † a 'saraf'; a banker or money-changer in the East ...1628
• XXXX a pimpy young man in a white shirt, who deals with foreign money exchanges ...Bk1998 NZ sl.
MONEYED - adjectives
• LAANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LAHNIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANI moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LANIE moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
• LARNEY moneyed, rich, wealthy ...1970s S. Afr. sl.
MONEY ORDER - nouns
• PAPER any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.
• PAPERS any form of money order, IOU, promissory note or financial document other than actual cash ...L18 sl.