'Monkey's uncle' is used as an expression of surprise. That's about 20p. 'Bruce bailed' = Bruce isn't going to turn up. Bread - money from Cockney rhyming slang "bread and honey" = money. simon = sixpence (6d). People commonly use this emoji to express embarrassment in an amusing way or to emphasize that they made a funny mistake. gen net/net gen = ten shillings (1/-), backslang from the 1800s (from 'ten gen'). (Thanks L Cunliffe). Now that we've covered the official British money terms and even some outdated ones it's time to see how people in the UK talk about money on a day-to-day basis. For example, you might say a chair has a wonky leg. How many medals has Great Britain won at the Winter Olympics? thick'un/thick one = a crown (5/-) or a sovereign, from the mid 1800s. Howff - meeting place, familiar haunt, usually a pub (Scotland) and in Dundee The Howff is a famous cemetery. We also refer to a ten pound note as a tenner. tom/tom mix = six pounds (6), 20th century cockney rhyming slang, (Tom Mix = six). Silver threepenny coins were first introduced in the mid-1500s but were not popular nor minted in any serious quantity for general circulation until around 1760, because people preferred the fourpenny groat. Not always, but often refers to money in coins, and can also refer to riches or wealth. foont/funt = a pound (1), from the mid-1900s, derived from the German word 'pfund' for the UK pound. Missing beagle limps home with broken leg 10 days after being hit by train, Hundreds of schoolchildren stage more 'TikTok protests' over toilet rules, Fake psychiatrist jailed after conning NHS out of 1,300,000. 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. Cheers - very common alternative for "thank you" or drinking toast. Scrummy - (upper class) slang for delicious, scrumptious. macaroni = twenty-five pounds (25). ned = a guinea. Covidiot - someone who ignores health advice about COVID-19 similar to Morona. ABC Education brings you high-quality educational content to use at home and in the classroom. measures = money, late 20th century, most likely arising from misunderstanding medzas and similar variants, particularly medza caroon (hal-crown) and medza meaning a half-penny (ha'penny, i.e., d). Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Offie - off license (liquor store to Americans). Bung - as a verb meaning to throw as a noun, or a bribe. Dib was also US slang meaning $1 (one dollar), which presumably extended to more than one when pluralised. Bad dose. A combination of medza, a corruption of Italian mezzo meaning half, and a mispronunciation or interpretation of crown. Hamsterkaufing - stockpiling or hoarding before a Covid-19 lockdown. Lolly - a lollipop or ice candy; money (slang). monkey. Not used in the singular for in this sense, for example a five pound note would be called a 'jacks'. Trolley dolly - air stewardess (informal). Contributors: Gareth Thomas, Beydaan Dihoud, Joji Imamiya. 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. Chippy (Chippie) - slang for a fish and chip shop. Adam and Eve it - Cockney rhyming slang = believe it. First Australians and Traditional Custodians of the lands where we Kecks (kex) - trousers or sometimes underpants - mainly used in northern England and Northern Ireland. Alternatively beer vouchers, which commonly meant pound notes, prior to their withdrawal. As with deanar the pronunciation emphasis tends to be on the long second syllable 'aah' sound. See an A-Z listing of British slang, colloquialisms and dialect words and phrases. From the 1800s, by association with the small fish. hog = confusingly a shilling (1/-) or a sixpence (6d) or a half-crown (2/6), dating back to the 1600s in relation to shilling. The tickey slang was in use in 1950s UK (in Birmingham for example, thanks M Bramich), although the slang is more popular in South Africa, from which the British usage seems derived. Scottish Slang for Money. About to do. Every good costermonger has skill in displaying the front of his stall. Cock and hen or cockle is also used for 10, whilst 1 might be referred to as a nicker, a nugget or if youre going retro, an Alan Whicker. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey. . Quid - pound (informal; British currency). The Joey slang word seems reasonably certainly to have been named after the politician Joseph Hume (1777-1855), who advocated successfully that the fourpenny groat be reintroduced, which it was in 1835 or 1836, chiefly to foil London cab drivers (horse driven ones in those days) in their practice of pretending not to have change, with the intention of extorting a bigger tip, particularly when given two shillings for a two-mile fare, which at the time cost one shilling and eight-pence. Or head over to our facebook page https://facebook.com/theslangpodcast for updates and more slang! marygold/marigold = a million pounds (1,000,000). Manx - Gaelic-derived language of the Isle of Man. Tom Mix was a famous cowboy film star from 1910-1940. deaner/dena/denar/dener = a shilling (1/-), from the mid-1800s, derived from association with the many European dinar coins and similar, and derived in turn and associated with the Roman denarius coin which formed the basis of many European currencies and their names. Originated in the USA in the 1920s, logically an association with the literal meaning - full or large. It was a monkey see, monkey do sort of situation. Dope - Awesome. nevis/neves = seven pounds (7), 20th century backslang, and earlier, 1800s (usually as 'nevis gens') seven shillings (7/-). A `pony is 25 pounds, a `monkey 500. Variations on the same theme are moolah, mola, mulla. 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). If you think we've missed anything let us know by commenting below. silver = silver coloured coins, typically a handful or piggy-bankful of different ones - i.e., a mixture of 5p, 10p, 20p and 50p. Avo - Avocado. Dive - a dive usually refers to a dirty and dark pub or club. Barmy. Doolally - temporarily deranged or feeble-minded. Thats a modern repurposing of the earlier slang that either meant to burgle (To get into somewhere that was tight as a drum) or prison cell (Same root). It is believed these terms were imported from India by returning servicemen. Potentially confused with and supported by the origins and use of similar motsa (see motsa entry). We also use the term smackers instead of pounds but rarely in the singular form. It is therefore unlikely that anyone today will use or recall this particular slang, but if the question arises you'll know the answer. Jack is much used in a wide variety of slang expressions. In the US a nickel is more commonly a five cent coin. Why would you lie about something dumb like that?". London has for centuries been extremely cosmopolitan, both as a travel hub and a place for foreign people to live and work and start their own busineses. Origin: US/UK. "Gob" is a British expression for "mouth". Brassed off - annoyed and unhappy feeling. Yonks - in a long time as in "I haven't seen you in yonks.". He was referring to the fact that the groat's production ceased from 1662 and then restarted in 1835, (or 1836 according to other sources). Posh - port out, starboard home; elegant, stylish, or upper class. knicker = distortion of 'nicker', meaning 1. More rarely from the early-mid 1900s fiver could also mean five thousand pounds, but arguably it remains today the most widely used slang term for five pounds. They have more fun than a barrel of monkeys. bob = shilling (1/-), although in recent times now means a pound or a dollar in certain regions. . 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 Cheddar. "Gobsmacked" means to be utterly shocked or surprised beyond belief. Me ma said - My mam said. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey. And some further clarification and background: k/K = a thousand (1,000 or $1,000). You can find out more about that in this wiki post. Loaded - having a great deal of money; rich or alternatively under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Check your spam folder if you don't get an email immediately! What does Monkey mean in slang? 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). Proper - done well; cf. What does she say can mean what she generally says or thinks about a particular situation and not just at a particular time in the past; whereas What did she say refers to a specific point of time in the past which youre referring to. The silver threepence continued in circulation for several years after this, and I read. In the 18th century 'bobstick' was a shillings-worth of gin. See 'tanner' below. The term has since the early 1900s been used by bookmakers and horse-racing, where carpet refers to odds of three-to-one, and in car dealing, where it refers to an amount of 300. 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). Prat - stuck up, incompetent or stupid person. 5. Do A "do" is also a slang word for "party" in British English. The word has been traced back from the late 18th century in London and has a vast range of suggestions for its etymology. Copyright Learn English Network - All Rights Reserved. long tails. I personally feel (and think I recall) there was some transference of the Joey slang to the sixpence (tanner) some time after the silver threepenny coin changed to the brass threepenny bit (which was during the 1930-40s), and this would have been understandable because the silver sixpence was similar to the silver threepence, albeit slightly larger. dough = money. He had been visiting an area zoo when a monkey swung from its tree perch, swiped his glasses and hurled them into a . commodore = fifteen pounds (15). To make a monkey out of someone means to make someone look silly. BOODLE. grand = a thousand pounds (1,000 or $1,000) Not pluralised in full form. Skelp - a slap or smack (Dundee, Scotland). Suggestions of origin include a supposed cockney rhyming slang shortening of bunsen burner (= earner), which is very appealing, but unlikely given the history of the word and spelling, notably that the slang money meaning pre-dated the invention of the bunsen burner, which was devised around 1857. Chunder. In every country there are slang terms for money. You do write capitals when you use the internationally recognised abbreviations, therefore GBP for pounds, EUR for euros, USD for dollars and CNY for Chinese yuan etc. We assure you, it's no monkey business! A person in a catatonic state or seemingly brain dead. #1. Bampot - a foolish, unpleasant, or obnoxious person. The modern 75% copper 25% nickel composition was introduced in 1947. biscuit = 100 or 1,000. In the old days, you had to pay one penny to use the public toilet and the expression to spend a penny has lived on to this day. The word can actually be traced back to Roman times, when a 'Denarius Grossus' was a 'thick penny' (equivalent). When you monkey around, or monkey with something, you fool about or fiddle with it. Shortened to 'G' (usually plural form also) or less commonly 'G's'. While the origins of these slang terms are many and various, certainly a lot of English money slang is rooted in various London communities, which for different reasons liked to use language only known in their own circles, notably wholesale markets, street traders, crime and the underworld, the docks, taxi-cab driving, and the immigrant communities. When writing in English you put the currency symbol in front of the digits, so 10, 150 or $20. 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. A variation of sprat, see below. However, in the UK, someone that's "p*ssed" is most probably drunk. Banjaxed. No other language in the world has been as bastardised as this one! From cockney rhyming slang, bread and honey = money, and which gave rise to the secondary rhyming slang 'poppy', from poppy red = bread. More recently (1900s) the slang 'a quarter' has transfered to twenty-five pounds. Pie off - to reject, dump (romantic partner). Slang. Referring to 500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side. The Brief: The speak no evil monkey ? Equivalent to 12p in decimal money. It's also been used as a replacement term for money. 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. Also relates to (but not necessairly derived from) the expression especially used by children, 'dibs' meaning a share or claim of something, and dibbing or dipping among a group of children, to determine shares or winnings or who would be 'it' for a subsequent chasing game. Some non-slang words are included where their origins are particularly interesting, as are some interesting slang money expressions which originated in other parts of the world, and which are now entering the English language. A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z, Abdabs - terror, fright as in "the screaming abdabs.". The term ' nicker ' is probably connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins. E.g." It was a great holiday, we just sat around cabbaging, topping up our tans and drinking cocktails." 2. Hump - sexual intercourse, or as in "get the hump" - get annoyed, in a bad mood. For ex: If I can sell all this stuff second hand then Ill be quids in. Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e.g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. The slang word 'tanner' meaning sixpence dates from the early 1800s and is derived most probably from Romany gypsy 'tawno' meaning small one, and Italian 'danaro' meaning small change. The association with a gambling chip is logical. Originated in the 1800s from the backslang for penny. Joey - 3d or threepence. Crazy. Cassells implies an interesting possible combination of the meanings kibosh (18 month sentence), kibosh (meaning ruin or destroy) - both probably derived from Yiddish (Jewish European/Hebrew dialect) words meaning suppress - with the linking of money and hitting something, as in 'a fourpenny one' (from rhyming slang fourpenny bit = hit). Space cadet - flaky, lightheaded, or forgetful person. Now in a minute - on your way, but not immediately (Welsh). Roadman - someone well-acquainted with their local area. 11. Thats the end of our money series so remember to tune in for our next episode to see what new slang we have in store for you! Cockwomble - foolish or obnoxious person. a monkey bridge. Bread also has associations with money, which in a metaphorical sense can be traced back to the Bible. A monkey means 500 Bangers and mash - cash Bread and honey - money Pavarotti - he was a famous tenor so a Pavarotti is a tenner (10) If you want to read more about cockney rhyming slang and money, read this BBC article. Brewer's 1870 Dictionary of Phrase and Fable states that 'bob' could be derived from 'Bawbee', which was 16-19th century slang for a half-penny, in turn derived from: French 'bas billon', meaning debased copper money (coins were commonly cut to make change). Common use of the coal/cole slang largely ceased by the 1800s although it continued in the expressions 'tip the cole' and 'post the cole', meaning to make a payment, until these too fell out of popular use by the 1900s. Here are some of the most common expressions still alive in the UK: General Money Slang - Current Money Money - Bread, dough, spondoolicks, moolah, wedge, lolly One pound - Nicker, quid, squid, smacker Ten pounds - Tenner Five pounds - Fiver, bluey (because they are blue in colour) 25 pounds - Pony 50 pounds - Half a ton, bullseye Heres how to spot the absolute worst people on Instagram, according to science, Do not sell or share my personal information. British Slang Phrases About Love & Relationships And Having Fun These slang words are all about what you might do with your mates, or your bird or your bloke. Answer (1 of 27): There is commonly held belief that the term was brought back by returning British soldiers in the days of the Raj, alluding to the idea that the 25 rupee note bore a picture of a pony (the same theory attempts to explain 500 being a 'monkey').The problem with this idea is this:. You'll notice a lot of abbreviations here, which is all part of the fun of learning how to speak Texas slang. For the uninitiated, Cockney rhyming slang can be a pretty confusing language which is probably best avoided if you dont know the ins and outs of it. The term monkey came from soldiers returning from India, where the 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. Add a little spark to your vocabulary with Scottish slang. In addition, Britain-specific words are included. Wor lass - my girlfriend. Referring to 500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side. The solidus and denarius . tony benn - ten pounds (10), or a ten pound note - cockney rhyming slang derived from the Labour MP and government minister Anthony Wedgwood Benn, popularly known as Tony Benn. Shooting and bawling - Arguing with someone. I am just trying to help!". Under the cosh - in a difficult situation. There are many different interpretations of boodle meaning money, in the UK and the US. Less common variations on the same theme: wamba, wanga, or womba. So although the fourpenny groat and the silver threepenny coin arguably lay the major claim to the Joey title, usage also seems to have extended to later coins, notably the silver sixpence (tanner) and the brass-nickel threepenny bit. Barmy: crazy, insane; always derogatory. Yank someone's chain - goad, provoke, irritate. The silver threepence was effectively replaced with introduction of the brass-nickel threepenny bit in 1937, through to 1945, which was the last minting of the silver threepence coin. Used to describe a stupid, nasty or useless person. This expression has negative connotations, so filthy lucre would refer to money that has been illegally acquired. Faff - spend time in ineffectual activity. 'Cheeky monkey' is an expression we use when someone is being mischievous and playful. Goblin mode - describes "unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy" behaviour. Changes in coin composition necessarily have to stay ahead of economic attractions offered by the scrap metal trade. As well as quid, we have a whole series of words that we use to refer to money, such as: Dosh is uncountable, so you cant have doshes! Pinch Another word for stealing, or purchasing something at a heavily discounted rate. sprat/spratt = sixpence (6d). "No more monkeying around! We live it, we breathe it, we make our living from it. Anyone would think the Brits like a drink. Half a dollar - half a crown. Backslang reverses the phonetic (sound of the) word, not the spelling, which can produce some strange interpretations, and was popular among market traders, butchers and greengrocers. Twat - vulgar slang for "vagina." The word mill is derived simply from the Latin 'millisimus' meaning a thousandth, and is not anything to do with the milled edge of a coin. Rank - bad, horrible or smells unpleasant. nicker a pound (1). The slang term 'silver' in relation to monetary value has changed through time, since silver coins used to be far more valuable. As a matter of interest, at the time of writing this (Nov 2004) a mint condition 1937 threepenny bit is being offered for sale by London Bloomsbury coin dealers and auctioneers Spink, with a guide price of 37,000. monkey = five hundred pounds (500). A more obscure British term, 'brass monkeys' is used to refer to extremely cold weather. From the late 20th century. Bevvy - (alcoholic) drink, usually beer, from "beverages". 2. Queen mum- Cockney rhyming slang for bum. Bugger off . Fixin' to. There is also a view that Joey transferred from the threepenny bit to the sixpence when the latter became a more usual minimum fare in London taxi-cabs. Monkeys are famously playful and mischievous, and because of this, monkey is a common diminutive (or fond nickname) for impish kids, and monkey business is foolishness or deceitful behavior. A clod is a lump of earth. I'm not being funny - softening preface to a statement that could possibly be taken as offensive or malicious. Darwin (ten pound note, which features the face of Charles Darwin). 'Bob a nob', in the early 1800s meant 'a shilling a head', when estimating costs of meals, etc. Dont believe us?Watch this! Their bonding sessions come as a reminder that we cannot live alone. Lairy - loud, brash, flashy or cunning or conceited. Do Men Still Wear Button Holes At Weddings? Aussie Salute - Wave to scare the flies. Earlier 'long-tailed finnip' meant more specifically ten pounds, since a finnip was five pounds (see fin/finny/finnip) from Yiddish funf meaning five. Shade - to show disapproval or contempt (US origin). Polari- secret language used by gay men to avoid detection before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1967. I am grateful also (thanks Paul, Apr 2007) for a further suggestion that 'biscuit' means 1,000 in the casino trade, which apparently is due to the larger size of the 1,000 chip. A slang word used in Britain and chiefly London from around 1750-1850. Smoke - the Smoke, the nickname for London. 9. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. Bob - one shilling. joey = much debate about this: According to my . Folding green is more American than UK slang. Traditional IPA: mki This is short for the word "beverages," usually alcoholic, most often beer. In fact 'silver' coins are now made of cupro-nickel 75% copper, 25% nickel (the 20p being 84% and 16% for some reason). The pronunciation emphasis tends to be on the long second syllable 'aah' sound. Brewer also references the Laird of Sillabawby, a 16th century mintmaster, as a possible origin. Many of its expressions have passed into common language, and the creation of new ones is no longer restricted to Cockneys. Wobbler - angry, irritated as in "throw a wobbler". 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). Porkies . A nicker bit is a one pound coin, and London cockney rhyming slang uses the expression 'nicker bits' to describe a case of diarrhoea. monkey meaning: 1. an animal that lives in hot countries, has a long tail, and climbs trees. 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 pony = twenty-five pounds (25). Chucking it down: If you didn't know, UK weather includes (lots of) rain with a side of rain and this expression is used often. Baccy: shortened word for "tobacco;" also, "wacky backy" means marijuana. Plural uses singular form, eg., 'Fifteen quid is all I want for it..', or 'I won five hundred quid on the horses yesterday..'. On the front foot - meaning positive, active, attacking (from cricket). nugget/nuggets = a pound coin (1) or money generally. 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