What is a joey in money?

Joey - 3d or threepence. Tanner - 6d or sixpence. Bob - one shilling. Half a dollar - half a crown.
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What is the slang for $100?

"C-note" is a slang term for a $100 banknote in U.S. currency. The "C" in C-note refers to the Roman numeral for 100, which was printed on $100 bills, and it can also refer to a century.
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How much is a nicker in old money?

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.
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What is a $20 called?

$20 bill as a "Jackson", or a "dub", or a "double sawbuck". Among horse-race gamblers, the $50 bill is called a "frog" and is considered unlucky. It is sometimes referred to as a "Grant".
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What is slang for money?

Bucks. Perhaps the most commonly used slang term for dollars, it is believed to originate from early American colonists who would often trade deerskins, or buckskins.
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FRIENDS ?The one where Monica borrows money from Joey?



What's a Benji money?

noun. slang US. A one-hundred-dollar bill.
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What is a pony in money?

The most widely recognised Cockney rhyming slang terms for money include 'pony' which is £25, a 'ton' is £100 and a 'monkey', which equals £500. Also used regularly is a 'score' which is £20, a 'bullseye' is £50, a 'grand' is £1,000 and a 'deep sea diver' which is £5 (a fiver).
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What is a pineapple in money?

The fifty dollar note is called a Pineapple, and a hundred dollar note a 'jolly green giant” or a lime or even a 'green tree frog'.
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What is slang for a $50 bill?

What Is Slang for a $50 Bill? "Grant" is one nickname for a $50 bill, which is adorned by the face of Ulysses S. Grant. "Half-yard" is another.
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How much is a fin?

Fin is for Five. Give your grandparents a great surprise by calling a $5 bill a “fin”. This was the dubbed nickname for the note in the 19th and early 20th century; a name that comes from the German/Yiddish language. In Yiddish, “fin” means “five”.
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Why is a 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."
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What is a cockle in Cockney slang?

Cockle is Cockney slang for 10 pounds (tenner).
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How much is a donkey in money?

Prices start at around $300 for one donkey and can go up to $2,000-3,000, and even higher. What is this? Just as with horses, a well bred, well-trained, large, rideable/drivable donkey can cost several thousand dollars.
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What is a Texas penny?

a $100 bill. I see your fifty, and raise you a Texas penny. See more words with the same meaning: money.
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What is slang for a $20 bill?

2 Answers. Hello, 20 dollar bill simply means the 20$ note. However, the $20 bill is sometimes referred to as a "Jackson", or a "dub".
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Why is money called P's?

"P's" is the shortened form of "pounds", which is British currency. Here's the translated version of what the two are saying: Hi-Hatz: You sell my weed from Ron still?
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What is a brick in money?

A hundred notes of any currency are referred to as a “strap”, and ten straps are commonly known as a brick. In other words, a brick is a thousand notes.
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What is a band money?

A Band means a thousand dollars ($1,000). The plural of bands is bands.
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What is a gorilla in money terms?

Gorilla: A thousand dollars.
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How much money is a stack?

A "stack" is slang for $1,000.
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Why is a thousand called a grand?

The name 'grand' for $ 1,000 comes from a $ 1,000 banknote with the portrait of Ulysses Grant, 18th president of the USA. The banknote was called a “Grant”, which overtime became 'grand'.
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What is a dry lunch?

dry lunch (plural dry lunches) A lunch that is not accompanied by alcohol. (England, slang) A contemptible or uncool person quotations ▼
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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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Why do they call 500 a monkey?

The British empire's control of India led to a number of phrases making their way across from the Raj to our shores, with a 'monkey' perhaps the most famous. Referring to £500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side.
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