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smackers
SMAK-erz · noun · slang
Dollars; units of money.
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Slang for dollars, as in the amount something costs. Variant: smackeroos.
“I paid two hundred smackers for these tickets.”
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smackers In A Sentence
I paid two hundred smackers for these tickets.
Origin & Usage
Popularized in the 1920s, imitating the sound of a bill being slapped into a hand; 'smackeroos' followed in the 1940s.
People Also Ask
What does smackers mean?
It's slang for dollars, used to describe how much something costs, as in 'two hundred smackers.'
Where does smackers come from?
It was popularized in the 1920s, imitating the sound of a bill being slapped, or smacked, into someone's hand.
What is a smackeroo?
It's a playful 1940s extension of 'smacker,' meaning the same thing: a dollar.
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