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Money Slang

Money slang — every word for cash, from bands and bread to guap and racks. What they mean and where they come from.

264 words

cuartos
noun

Money, cash (Caribbean)

#spanish#spanglish#latino#money
skim
verb

To siphon off cash before it is officially counted or reported.

#prison#criminal#fraud#money
spondulicks
noun

Money; cash.

#finance#stocks#wsb#classic
brass
noun

Money (Northern English).

#finance#stocks#wsb#british
9 To 5
noun

A standard full-time job with regular daytime hours.

#gen-z#money#cash#internet
bagman
noun

One who collects or carries illicit money for a criminal operation.

#prison#criminal#money#racket
Wonga
noun

Money — British slang for cash.

#money#uk#british#cash
Deadstock
noun

Brand-new, never-worn gear — especially sneakers still in original condition with the box.

#american#money#gen-z
fiver
noun

A five-dollar or five-pound note.

#finance#stocks#wsb#denomination
Ape In
verb

To throw a big chunk of money into a coin or token fast, with little or no research.

#gen-z#money#meme#american
cotterils
noun

Money

#british#regional#noun#money
30k millionaire
noun

Dallas archetype: average earner flexing luxury they can't actually afford.

#dallas#texas#money#insult
Bagholder
noun

Someone stuck holding a worthless or crashed asset, left holding the bag while others cashed out.

#money#meme#american#internet
Bag Chaser
noun

Someone relentlessly focused on making money — chasing the bag above all else.

#money#hip-hop#aave#american
clams
noun

Dollars; money.

#finance#stocks#wsb#classic
Cabbage
noun

Money — older slang for cash, named for the green color of bills.

#money#american#aave#urban-lingo
C-note
noun

A one-hundred-dollar bill.

#prison#criminal#money#urban-lingo
Corporate Baddie
noun

Someone who looks stylish and confident while crushing it at an office job.

#gen-z#money#beauty#internet
Paper
noun

Money — chasing paper means chasing cash.

#money#aave#hip-hop#american
Boujee
adjective

Luxurious, high-class, or fancy — living or acting upscale; from bourgeois.

#hip-hop#aave#money#gen-z
Shill
verb

To aggressively promote a coin you hold, hyping it so others buy and pump your bags.

#money#meme#internet#american
Bag Alert
phrase

Heads up — there's money to be made right here, right now.

#money#cash#gen-z#meme
gold digger
noun

Someone who dates a person mainly for their money.

#dating#relationships#money#transactional
Touch Base
phrase

Corporate speak for briefly checking in with someone.

#gen-z#money#internet#meme
babki
noun

Money (Russian slang).

#finance#stocks#wsb#russian
fin
noun

A five-dollar bill.

#prison#criminal#money#historical
minted
adjective

Very wealthy, rolling in money.

#cockney#london#british#money
gwap
noun

Money.

#prison#criminal#money#economy
Boracic
adjective

Cockney rhyming slang for skint — totally broke, from 'boracic lint'.

#cockney#rhyming#british#money
gouda
noun

Money; a play on 'cheese' and 'cheddar.'

#finance#stocks#wsb#food
Hustle Culture
noun

The belief that you must constantly work and grind to be worthy or successful.

#gen-z#money#internet#mental-health
readies
noun

Ready cash, banknotes in hand.

#cockney#london#british#money
sausage and mash
phrase

Cockney rhyming slang for cash.

#cockney#london#money#british
WFH
phrase

Working From Home.

#gen-z#money#acronym#texting
Bands
noun

Stacks of cash — from the rubber bands around bundles of bills; a "band" is $1,000.

#money#hip-hop#american#aave
threepenny bits 18+
noun

Mature content — open to view.

#cockney#london#british#body
Guita
noun

Money, cash, dough, the most common Lunfardo word for the folding stuff.

#lunfardo#spanish#argentine#tango
Chamba
noun

Slang for 'work' or a 'job' — the daily grind.

#spanish#mexican#money#general
wad
noun

A thick bundle of banknotes.

#finance#stocks#wsb#cash
ayrton senna
noun

Rhyming slang for a tenner (£10).

#cockney#london#british#rhyming