What is 10 pound in Cockney?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).

What is 10 pound in slang?

Cockney Money Slang

The first things you gotta learn are that five pounds is a fiver, and ten pounds is a tenner.

What is a pound in Cockney?

Quid is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Pound (currency)!

How many pounds is a pony?

Spelt the same P-O-N-Y pony actually means 25 pounds. The word has been traced back from the late 18th century in London and has a vast range of suggestions for its etymology.

How much is a rack?

A Rack(s) refers to money in thousand dollar amounts. Since not very many people have multiple 100 bills in stacks of $10,000 to sing about, a Rack usually refers to only $1,000.

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What does Tommy Tank mean?

Tommy Tank is Cockney slang for Bank.

More slang for bank. More definitions for Tommy Tank.

Why do Cockneys call a watch a kettle?

The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove… hence the rhyme.

Why do Cockneys call 25 a pony?

Also, a "pony" could be a small amount of liquor or a small bottle of liquor. Also, a "pony" could be a cheat sheet or other material used in a test by students. In Cockney slang "pony" means 25 £ which is "25 pounds sterling" or just "25 pounds" in common British usage. Hope this helps.

What does 5 quid mean?

The most commonly used slang term for a pound is a quid and it doesn't have a plural. Therefore one quid, five quid, fifty quid. For ex: I spent over a hundred quid last weekend without even realising it! Fivers and tenners.

How many pounds is 1 grand?

A Grand. A grand is 1000 pounds. This is a much larger amount of money and not an amount you would ever really lend to anyone. As with the term quid it can be used to describe any number of 1000s so 6000 pounds would be 6 grand.

How much is a nicker?

nicker = a pound (£1). Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown.

What's Cockney slang for a fiver?

Cockney rhyming slang for a fiver is a 'Lady Godiva', and the group the Commodores are best-known for their song 'Three Times A Lady'.

Why is the pound called a quid?

Quid is a slang expression for the British pound sterling, or the British pound (GBP), which is the currency of the United Kingdom (U.K.). A quid equals 100 pence, and is believed to come from the Latin phrase “quid pro quo,” which translates into "something for something."

How do you say Girl in Cockney?

Ocean Pearl is Cockney slang for Girl.

What is egg in Cockney slang?

Clothes Peg is Cockney slang for Egg.

What is a cup of Rosie?

For those who aren't familiar with cockney rhyming slang, 'Rosie' or 'Rosie Lee' translates to 'cup of tea'. When we say 'does anyone fancy a cup of Rosie? ' what we actually mean is 'Would anyone like a cup of tea?

What does Burke mean in cockney rhyming slang?

A mild insult, approximating to 'fool', derived from the cockney rhyming slang 'Berkeley Hunt', meaning 'cunt'. The alternative 'Berkshire Hunt' ... Introduction.

What does Berkshire Hunt mean?

slang British. An incompetent, objectionable, or annoying person; a berk.

What is cockney rhyming slang for boat?

Nanny Goat is Cockney Rhyming Slang for Boat!

How much is a score in slang?

£20 is sometimes referred to as a "score", although strictly this is not a slang term for money, as 'score' is a normal word for twenty. A "pony" equals £25. A "bullseye" is £50. £100 is sometimes referred to as a "ton" e.g. £400 would be called 4 ton.

How much is a stack slang?

A "stack" is slang for $1,000.