Ok on to our next slang term for money a pony. Rhymes: -ki Hyphenation: monkey Noun []. Slapper - promiscuous woman or prostitute. Cock up - a mistake, as a verb "to cock up" is to make a mistake. 2022 - 2023 Times Mojo - All Rights Reserved Let us know in the comments below. The term monkey came from soldiers returning from India, where the 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. folding/folding stuff/folding money/folding green = banknotes, especially to differentiate or emphasise an amount of money as would be impractical to carry or pay in coins, typically for a night out or to settle a bill. Rosie - Cockney rhyming slang for tea from "Rosie Lee.". 'Monkey's uncle' is used as an expression of surprise. monkey (plural monkeys) . ten bob bit = fifty pence piece (50p). Brutal. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony. Boozer - pub, or a person who drinks a lot. Example in written form: In my new job Ill be earning 75K a year. Spruce probably mainly refers to spruce beer, made from the shoots of spruce fir trees which is made in alcoholic and non-alcoholic varieties. Bronze (term to describe the one and two pound coins) 4. Incidentally garden gate is also rhyming slang for magistrate, and the plural garden gates is rhyming slang for rates. Nick Ratnieks suggests the tanner was named after a Master of the Mint of that name. Bender: derogatory term for homosexual, like "poof." (Note: You probably shouldn't use it or you'll get slapped, but it's worthy of note for giving Futurama a very different meaning.) Bairn - child (Scottish, northern English). Decimal 1p and 2p coins were also 97% copper (technically bronze - 97% copper, 2.5% zinc, 0.5% tin ) until replaced by copper-plated steel in 1992, which amusingly made them magnetic. bottle = two pounds, or earlier tuppence (2d), from the cockney rhyming slang: bottle of spruce = deuce (= two pounds or tuppence). (Thanks Simon Ladd, June 2007). Probably London slang from the early 1800s. Ned was traditionally used as a generic name for a man around these times, as evidenced by its meaning extending to a thuggish man or youth, or a petty criminal (US), and also a reference (mainly in the US) to the devil, (old Ned, raising merry Ned, etc). Very occasionally older people, students of English or History, etc., refer to loose change of a small amount of coin money as groats. Filters. caser/case = five shillings (5/-), a crown coin. It is therefore unlikely that anyone today will use or recall this particular slang, but if the question arises you'll know the answer. - cheers, good health (Welsh). Much of it derives from the designs on the notes - five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds. Every good costermonger has skill in displaying the front of his stall. farthing = a quarter of an old penny (d) - not slang, a proper word in use (in slightly different form - feorthung) since the end of the first millenium, and in this list mainly to clarify that the origin of the word is not from 'four things', supposedly and commonly believed from the times when coins were split to make pieces of smaller value, but actually (less excitingly) from Old English feortha, meaning fourth, corresponding to Old Frisian fiardeng, meaning a quarter of a mark, and similar Germanic words meaning four and fourth. English slang referenced by Brewer in 1870, origin unclear, possibly related to the Virgin Mary, and a style of church windows featuring her image. guinea = guinea is not a slang term, it's a proper and historical word for an amount of money equating to twenty-one shillings, or in modern sterling one pound five pence. Britain-Visitor.com also offers information on British culture including British cuisine, history and the arts. For example 'Lend us twenty sovs..' Sov is not generally used in the singular for one pound. Slang money words, meanings and origins, ' K' entry on the cliches and words origins page, 'dip dip sky blue who's it not you' (the word 'you' meant elimination for the corresponding child), 'ibble-obble black bobble ibble obble out' ('out' meant elimination). a monkey bridge. Popular Australian slang for money, now being adopted elsewhere. 3. 12. wad = money. Boob tube - tight-fitting strapless top made of stretchy material. We also refer to a ten pound note as a tenner. He is just being a cheeky monkey. A group of monkeys huddled together. I am just trying to help!". Ned - non-educated delinquent (Scottish backronym). Salty - Bitter or angry. monkey meaning: 1. an animal that lives in hot countries, has a long tail, and climbs trees. See an A-Z listing of British slang, colloquialisms and dialect words and phrases. Ankle Biter - Child. Butty - a filled or open sandwich (Northern England). Dib was also US slang meaning $1 (one dollar), which presumably extended to more than one when pluralised. pony = twenty-five pounds (25). Commonly used in speech as 'some silver' or 'any silver', for example: "Have you got any silver for the car-park?" Smoke - the Smoke, the nickname for London. In addition, Britain-specific words are included. ned = a guinea. A grand is used when talking in thousands. Huff - to take offense as in "get the huff"; to inhale the vapors of something to become intoxicated as in to huff glue. Britain is known for its drinking culture, so 'chunder' is a word you'll hear frequently the day after a night out. Yonks - in a long time as in "I haven't seen you in yonks.". Madza caroon is an example of 'ligua franca' slang which in this context means langauge used or influenced by foreigners or immigrants, like a sort of pidgin or hybrid English-foreign slang, in this case mixed with Italian, which logically implies that much of the early usage was in the English Italian communities. 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. Their bonding sessions come as a reminder that we cannot live alone. Bevvy - (alcoholic) drink, usually beer, from "beverages". Though familiar to many Londoners, the term "monkey" is actually Indian slang for a 500 rupee note, which used to have a monkey on it. And today'post is about where it all started - British Slang! I can hear you asking me- Louisa why are we now talking about a baby horse? A popular slang word like bob arguably develops a life of its own. The spelling cole was also used. The most likely origin of this slang expression is from the joke (circa 1960-70s) about a shark who meets his friend the whale one day, and says, "I'm glad I bumped into you - here's that sick squid I owe you..", stiver/stuiver/stuyver = an old penny (1d). (Thanks M Ty-Wharton). 11. Popularity is supported (and probably confused also) with 'lingua franca' medza/madza and the many variations around these, which probably originated from a different source, namely the Italian mezzo, meaning half (as in madza poona = half sovereign). nevis/neves = seven pounds (7), 20th century backslang, and earlier, 1800s (usually as 'nevis gens') seven shillings (7/-). A final claim is that pony might derive from the Latin words legem pone, which means, payment of money, cash down which begins on the March 25, a quarter day in the old financial calendar, when payments and debts came due. Some slang can be quite specific to an area or even an individual who has conjured up their own word for something, but there are a few that are widely used and are worth remembering. Pint - unit of beer drunk in pubs (0.568 liters). Wor lass - my girlfriend. Seems to have surfaced first as caser in Australia in the mid-1800s from the Yiddish (Jewish European/Hebrew dialect) kesef meaning silver, where (in Australia) it also meant a five year prison term. flim/flimsy = five pounds (5), early 1900s, so called because of the thin and flimsy paper on which five pound notes of the time were printed. More recently (1900s) the slang 'a quarter' has transfered to twenty-five pounds. Back in the 1960s, it was illegal to be gay in the UK and so gay men began to use a kind of code language or slang that was a mix of Italian, Romany and rhyming slang. It was quite an accepted name for lemonade". Monkey Emoji is a very simple emoji usually used for its literal meaning when talking about wild and funny animals such as monkeys. "No more monkeying around! Referring to 500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side. If a British friend asks to borrow a fiver from you, he means a five pound note. Almost certainly and logically derived from the slang 'doss-house', meaning a very cheap hostel or room, from Elizabethan England when 'doss' was a straw bed, from 'dossel' meaning bundle of straw, in turn from the French 'dossier' meaning bundle. maggie/brass maggie = a pound coin (1) - apparently used in South Yorkshire UK - the story is that the slang was adopted during the extremely acrimonious and prolonged miners' strike of 1984 which coincided with the introduction of the pound coin. doubloons = money. Bail - To cancel plans. There is scads of Cockney slang for money. A "par" breaches social and common courtesy, eg, a disrespectful comment could be seen as a "par." "Par" can also be used as a verb, eg, "You just got parred." This slang term could be a British abbreviation of the French "faux pas," meaning an embarrassing or tactless remark in a social situation. Lairy - loud, brash, flashy or cunning or conceited. You cheeky monkey." Chin-wag: A chat or brief conversation. The connection with coinage is that the Counts of Schlick in the late 1400s mined silver from 'Joachim's Thal' (Joachim's Valley), from which was minted the silver ounce coins called Joachim's Thalers, which became standard coinage in that region of what would now be Germany. Margaret Thatcher acted firmly and ruthlessly in resisting the efforts of the miners and the unions to save the pit jobs and the British coalmining industry, reinforcing her reputation for exercising the full powers of the state, creating resentment among many. score = twenty pounds (20). Shortening of 'grand' (see below). Wonga Up until the late 20th Century, rhyming slang was also common in Australian slang, probably due to the . Mug - stupid, gullible or ignorant person. Tea: means gossip, a common phrase used in the US is: "Spill the tea". One pound is subdivided into 100 pence, the singular of which is one penny. dibs/dibbs = money. Shagged out - (or just shagged) tired, exhausted. 11. They used the term monkey for 500 rupees and on returning to England the saying was converted to sterling to mean 500. Logically 'half a ton' is slang for 50. lolly = money. Chuffed: Pleased, delighted. Presumably there were different versions and issues of the groat coin, which seems to have been present in the coinage from the 14th to the 19th centuries. Hog also extended to US 10c and dollar coins, apparently, according to Cassells because coins carried a picture of a pig. three ha'pence/three haypence = 1d (one and a half old pennies) - this lovely expression (thanks Dean) did not survive decimalisation, despite there being new decimal half-pence coins. The Bishop was not so fortunate - he was hung drawn and quartered for remaining loyal to the Pope. Get an instant price to have your English document edited by professionals. Stiver also earlier referred to any low value coin. Fuzz - old, derogatory slang for the police. Dunce - an unintelligent person, so called after the much-ridiculed 13th century Scottish theologian John Duns Scotus. British Dictionary definitions for monkey monkey / ( mk) / noun any of numerous long-tailed primates excluding the prosimians (lemurs, tarsiers, etc): comprise the families Cercopithecidae (Old World monkeys), Cebidae (New World monkeys), and Callithricidae (marmosets)See Old World monkey, New World monkey Related adjective: simian The word derives from Middle English and Middle Dutch 'groot' meaning 'great' since this coin was a big one, compared to a penny. Derivation in the USA would likely also have been influenced by the slang expression 'Jewish Flag' or 'Jews Flag' for a $1 bill, from early 20th century, being an envious derogatory reference to perceived and stereotypical Jewish success in business and finance. Meaning - Monkey Emoji Britain-Visitor.com provides travel information on Britain's cities and the essential when and where and how to get there. Origins are not certain. Backslang evolved for similar reasons as cockney rhyming slang, i.e., to enable private or secret conversation among a particular community, which in the case of backslang is generally thought initially to have been street and market traders, notably butchers and greengrocers. Half is also used as a logical prefix for many slang words which mean a pound, to form a slang expresion for ten shillings and more recently fifty pence (50p), for example and most popularly, 'half a nicker', 'half a quid', etc. Like most languages, English has its fair share of slang terms related to a variety of topics and money is no exception. Were mad about English. (Thanks R Bambridge). Scran - food (originally Scottish), especially that of an inferior quality compare grub. No other language in the world has been as bastardised as this one! commodore = fifteen pounds (15). Sassenach - non-Highlander (usually referring to the English). florin/flo = a two shilling or 'two bob' coin (florin is actually not slang - it's from Latin meaning flower, and a 14th century Florentine coin called the Floren). Prior to 1971 bob was one of the most commonly used English slang words. If a British person tells you theyre off to spend a penny and then they promptly disappear, its because theyre actually going to the toilet. ", "You know John is not telling the truth about the price of his car. Lass - young woman (Scotland and northern England). Now that we've covered the official British money terms and even some outdated ones it's time to see how people in the UK talk about money on a day-to-day basis. Slang British Money Terms. We live in a monkey see, monkey do world.". A `pony is 25 pounds, a `monkey 500. On the lash - getting drunk; compare "on the piss.". Tea - often used as an alternative for dinner up North, thus "What time is tea, mam, I'm starving". macaroni = twenty-five pounds (25). About to do. Other intriguing possible origins/influences include a suggested connection with the highly secretive Quidhampton banknote paper-mill, and the term quid as applied (ack D Murray) to chewing tobacco, which are explained in more detail under quid in the cliches, words and slang page. Gasper - cigarette (see fag) - now rather archaic. Easy-peasy - very straightforward and easy. Possibly connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins, and to the American slang use of nickel to mean a $5 dollar note, which at the late 1800s was valued not far from a pound. In fact the term was obsolete before 1971 decimalisation when the old ha'penny (d) was removed from the currency in 1969. tickey/ticky/tickie/tiki/tikki/tikkie = ticky or tickey was an old pre-decimal British silver threepenny piece (3d, equating loosely to 1p). Top 100 Cockney Rhyming Slang Words and Phrases: Adam and Eve - believe Alan Whickers - knickers apples and pears - stairs Artful Dodger - lodger Ascot Races - braces Aunt Joanna - piano Baked Bean - Queen Baker's Dozen - Cousin Ball and Chalk - Walk Barnaby Rudge - Judge Barnet Fair - hair Barney Rubble - trouble Battlecruiser - boozer In every country there are slang terms for money. Ye - archaic spelling for "the" - the definite article or archaic for "your" - possessive pronoun. Nugget: Referencing gold, but a general term for money of any kind. It is believed these terms were imported from India by returning servicemen. While some etymology sources suggest that 'k' (obviously pronounced 'kay') is from business-speak and underworld language derived from the K abbreviation of kilograms, kilometres, I am inclined to prefer the derivation (suggested to me by Terry Davies) that K instead originates from computer-speak in the early 1970s, from the abbreviation of kilobytes. Stitched up - to trick someone so that they are placed in a difficult or unpleasant situation. I suspect different reasons for the British coins, but have yet to find them. Fixin' to. am gan to the toon - i'm going to Newcastle city centre. Much variation in meaning is found in the US. Definition: Drunk beyond comprehension. Please be careful using any of these terms as many are considered either sexist or offensive or both. Read more. `Ton in this sense may come from the name for a measurement of 100 cubic feet. There are other spelling variations based on the same theme, all derived from the German and Yiddish (European/Hebrew mixture) funf, meaning five, more precisely spelled fnf. Further information on many of the listed terms is available via accompanying links. In this sort of dipping or dibbing, a dipping rhyme would be spoken, coinciding with the pointing or touchung of players in turn, eliminating the child on the final word, for example: dinarly/dinarla/dinaly = a shilling (1/-), from the mid-1800s, also transferred later to the decimal equivalent 5p piece, from the same roots that produced the 'deaner' shilling slang and variations, i.e., Roman denarius and then through other European dinar coins and variations. Wino - used as a noun for a drunk, alcoholic, especially one who is homeless. Wank - masturbate, a wanker is an objectionable person. bunce = money, usually unexpected gain and extra to an agreed or predicted payment, typically not realised by the payer. Verb. Me ma said - My mam said. To monkey around means to behave in a silly or careless way. A Cold One - Beer. Prang - a (minor) accident involving a motor vehicle. Space cadet - flaky, lightheaded, or forgetful person. They are meant for comprehension rather than reproduction. For ex: Susan just had a new extension built onto her house, its beautiful but it must have cost her an arm and a leg! (Thanks M Johnson, Jan 2008). Doss - sleep in rough accommodation or in an improvised bed, spend time idly. The symbolism of the monkey is connected to deep knowledge and intelligence. First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we Perhaps based on jack meaning a small thing, although there are many possible different sources. The modern 75% copper 25% nickel composition was introduced in 1947. According to Cassells chip meaning a shilling is from horse-racing and betting. Short for sovereigns - very old gold and the original one pound coins. It is conceivable that the use also later transferred for a while to a soverign and a pound, being similar currency units, although I'm not aware of specific evidence of this. proper job (southwest England and Cornwall). As with deanar the pronunciation emphasis tends to be on the long second syllable 'aah' sound. We'd love to hear more of your great scouse words. Texas slang. For ex: You mean he paid 300G for a house in the suburbs! Spondoolicks is possibly from Greek, according to Cassells - from spondulox, a type of shell used for early money. Quid - pound (informal; British currency). 2. I'm not being funny - softening preface to a statement that could possibly be taken as offensive or malicious. The official Urban Dictionary API is used to show the hover-definitions. Origin: US/UK. simon = sixpence (6d). More popular in the 1960s than today. Slang words or phrases develop over time. Under the cosh - in a difficult situation. Doddle - something that is easy to accomplish. Much more recently (thanks G Hudson) logically since the pound coin was introduced in the UK in the 1990s with the pound note's withdrawal, nugget seems to have appeared as a specific term for a pound coin, presumably because the pound coin is golden (actually more brassy than gold) and 'nuggety' in feel. It means to make a profit. Originally (16th-19thC) the slang word flag was used for an English fourpenny groat coin, derived possibly from Middle Low German word 'Vleger' meaning a coin worth 'more than a Bremer groat' (Cassells). cock and hen = ten pounds (thanks N Shipperley). A nicker bit is a one pound coin, and London cockney rhyming slang uses the expression 'nicker bits' to describe a case of diarrhoea. Clanger: A mistake. Tom Mix was a famous cowboy film star from 1910-1940. These slang words for money are most likely derived from the older use of the word madza, absorbed into English from Italian mezzo meaning half, which was used as a prefix in referring to half-units of coinage (and weights), notably medza caroon (half-crown), madza poona (half-sovereign) and by itself, medza meaning a ha'penny (d). squid = a pound (1). The word flag has been used since the 1500s as a slang expression for various types of money, and more recently for certain notes. ? grand = a thousand pounds (1,000 or $1,000) Not pluralised in full form. ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. Here are the most common and/or interesting British slang money words and expressions, with meanings, and origins where known. Black stuff. From 1910-1940 the arts of surprise a verb `` to cock up is. For a drunk, alcoholic monkey weekend british slang especially that of an inferior quality compare grub no exception from and. 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