For example, 'You need to wear a coat today, it's brass monkeys outside.' 11. Yonks - in a long time as in "I haven't seen you in yonks.". `Ton in this sense may come from the name for a measurement of 100 cubic feet. The modern form of farthing was first recorded in English around 1280 when it altered from ferthing to farthing. "Coppers.". Equivalent to 12p in decimal money. 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. bung = money in the form of a bribe, from the early English meaning of pocket and purse, and pick-pocket, according to Cassells derived from Frisian (North Netherlands) pung, meaning purse. Veg-out - take it easy, relax, do nothing for a while. "The company fired its accountant because there was some monkey business going on with the accounts. Skip - large steel box for rubbish from demolitions/building repairs. Polari- secret language used by gay men to avoid detection before homosexuality was decriminalized in 1967. From the 16th century, and a popular expression the north of England, e.g., 'where there's muck there's brass' which incidentally alluded to certain trades involving scrap, mess or waste which offered high earnings. Cockney rhyming slang from 1960s and perhaps earlier since beehive has meant the number five in rhyming slang since at least the 1920s. cows = a pound, 1930s, from the rhyming slang 'cow's licker' = nicker (nicker means a pound). Pete Tong - wrong, messed up - referring to the BBC Radio 1 DJ Pete Tong. Try English Trackers' professional editing and rewriting service. Teen 2023 Slang Words New List: GOAT - Greatest Of All Time. (Thanks M Johnson, Jan 2008). Moola - Also spelled moolah, the origin of this word is unknown. ton = commonly one hundred pounds (100). Less common variations on the same theme: wamba, wanga, or womba. You can use it to refer to a person or an object. Mezzo/madza was and is potentially confused with, and popularity supported by, the similar 'motsa' (see motsa entry). Copyright English TrackersDesigned by Niels Loomans. 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). Origins of dib/dibs/dibbs are uncertain but probably relate to the old (early 1800s) children's game of dibs or dibstones played with the knuckle-bones of sheep or pebbles. sobs = pounds. The Jack Horner nursery rhyme is seemingly based on the story of Jack Horner, a steward to the Bishop of Glastonbury at the time of the dissolution of the monasteries (16th century), who was sent to Henry VIII with a bribe consisting of the deeds to twelve important properties in the area. 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. Definition of monkey_1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. What does Kermit mean? Some die out because nobody uses . monkey. Traditional IPA: mki Gucci - Good or going well. Chip and chipping also have more general associations with money and particularly money-related crime, where the derivations become blurred with other underworld meanings of chip relating to sex and women (perhaps from the French 'chipie' meaning a vivacious woman) and narcotics (in which chip refers to diluting or skimming from a consignment, as in chipping off a small piece - of the drug or the profit). tosheroon/tusheroon/tosh/tush/tusseroon = half-a-crown (2/6) from the mid-1900s, and rarely also slang for a crown (5/-), most likely based in some way on madza caroon ('lingua franca' from mezzo crown), perhaps because of the rhyming, or some lost cockney rhyming rationale. (Thanks M Ty-Wharton). Then, build your vocabulary even more by mastering some Irish . "Did you just whistle at that old lady? Lost the plot - to become upset, angry, irrational. They are more fun than a barrel of monkeys. Their bonding sessions come as a reminder that we cannot live alone. Bugger off . 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. marygold/marigold = a million pounds (1,000,000). Pissed - drunk (slang) in British English; "angry" in American English. It is spoken mainly by young, working-class people in multicultural parts of London. Jag - alternative word for vaccine jab in Scotland. (Thanks Simon Ladd, Jun 2007), coppers = pre-decimal farthings, ha'pennies and pennies, and to a lesser extent 1p and 2p coins since decimalisation, and also meaning a very small amount of money. monkey (plural monkeys) . rat arsed. 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). Your response is private Was this worth your time? Wacky - funny or amusing in a slightly odd or peculiar way. A person in a catatonic state or seemingly brain dead. yennaps/yennups = money. dibs/dibbs = money. 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. Check your spam folder if you don't get an email immediately! Now that youve got the slang down, youll want to work on your accent. Here are the most common and/or interesting British slang money words and expressions, with meanings, and origins where known. Along with the silver crown, half-crown and sixpence, the silver threepence made its first appearance in 1551 during the reign of Edward VI (1547-53). Cock up - a mistake, as a verb "to cock up" is to make a mistake. Accadacca - How Aussies refer to Australian band ACDC. Brewer says that the 'modern groat was introduced in 1835, and withdrawn in 1887'. Recent post: Are Groceries Cheaper In Nevada? 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). 'K' has now mainly replaced 'G' in common speech and especially among middle and professional classes. Broke: we all know this one, when you're "skint" (British slang) or poor, you can consider yourself broke. A Cold One - Beer. sick squid = six pounds (6), from the late 20th century joke - see squid. For ex: My aunt left me five hundred smackers in her will. Logically, it follows that you'd have 240 pence to a pound. 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. The term monkey came from soldiers returning from India, where the 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. Bro: just like "mate" in the UK, "bro" means friend . 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). 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. Tosser - derogatory term for someone you dislike. The word has been traced back from the late 18th century in London and has a vast range of suggestions for its etymology. These terms have something for everyone, from the silly to the sincere, and even some insults. Also shortened to beesum (from bees and, bees 'n', to beesum). Iechyd da! monkey in British English (mk ) noun 1. 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 2. any primate except man 3. It's also been used as a replacement term for money. Monkey (London via India) London slang for 500. A dosser is the noun. Haggle - argue, debate the price of something. All very vague and confusing. bread (bread and honey) = money. Were mad about English. 3. Alternatively beer vouchers, which commonly meant pound notes, prior to their withdrawal. 11. It would seem that the 'biscuit' slang term is still evolving and might mean different things (100 or 1,000) to different people. Once the issue of silver threepences in the United Kingdom had ceased there was a tendency for the coins to be hoarded and comparatively few were ever returned to the Royal Mint. A Dictionary of American Idioms monkey business [monkey business] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. The series was made and aired originally between 1968 and 1980 and developed a lasting cult following, not least due to the very cool appeal of the McGarrett character. All rights reserved. Similar words for coins and meanings are found all over Europe. BOODLE. live, learn and work. This is a truly British expression. Plastered Another British slang term for being drunk. quarter = five shillings (5/-) from the 1800s, meaning a quarter of a pound. 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. From Old High German 'skilling'. denoting a small light structure or piece of equipment contrived to suit an immediate purpose. Referring to 500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side. 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. Porkies - lies, from the Cockney rhyming slang "pork pies" = lies. Chuffed: Pleased, delighted. 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. Bags (to make a bags of something) Bang on. This symbol represents a small monkey showed in a kind-of naturalistic way. Yack - to vomit, usually because of intoxication. 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. deep sea diver = fiver (5), heard in use Oxfordshire (thanks Karen/Ewan) late 1990s, this is rhyming slang dating from the 1940s. Initially London slang, especially for a fifty pound note. The word cows means a single pound since technically the word is cow's, from cow's licker. 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 ten bob bit = fifty pence piece (50p). See yennep. Get an instant price to have your English document edited by professionals. joey = much debate about this: According to my information (1894 Brewer, and the modern Cassell's, Oxford, Morton, and various other sources) Joey was originally, from 1835 or 1836 a silver fourpenny piece called a groat (Brewer is firm about this), and this meaning subsequently transferred to the silver threepenny piece (Cassell's, Oxford, and Morton). Anyone would think the Brits like a drink. Lost the plot: If you've heard this, simply put, it means crazy. 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. Folding green is more American than UK slang. ", "We went to watch the romantic comedy last night and it was more fun than a barrel of monkeys.". Meaning. oner = (pronounced 'wunner'), commonly now meaning one hundred pounds; sometimes one thousand pounds, depending on context. groat = an old silver four-penny coin from around 1300 and in use in similar form until c.1662, although Brewer states in his late 1800s revised edition of his 1870 dictionary of slang that 'the modern groat was introduced in 1835, and withdrawn in 1887', which is somewhat confusing. For ex: My neighbour has his own business and hes got heaps of dosh. Barmy: crazy, insane; always derogatory. You can find us on our website https://theslangpodcast.com and from there you can see our transcript and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more apps. 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. Narrowboat - canal boat of long, narrow design, steered with a tiller. Any member of the clade Simiiformes not also of the clade Hominoidea containing humans and apes, from which they are usually, but not universally, distinguished by smaller size, a tail, and cheek pouches. 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. Add a little spark to your vocabulary with Scottish slang. Horner, so the story goes, believing the bribe to be a waste of time, kept for himself the best (the 'plum') of these properties, Mells Manor (near Mells, Frome, Somerset), in which apparently Horner's descendents still lived until quite recently. Wor lad - my boyfriend. madza caroon = half-a-crown (2/6) from the mid 1800s. Boozer - pub, or a person who drinks a lot. I've spent all morning chundering it back out.". 11. 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. Watering hole - this is one of the many British slang words for a pub. For ex: I hate going out with John, hes such a penny-pincher that he never offers to buy everyone a round of drinks at the pub. Pub - public house, drinking establishment. It's what is known as dehumanizing language, "language that deprives a person of human qualities or attributes.". 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. To make a monkey out of someone means to make someone look silly. "I never thought my friend would get married again but I just received her wedding invitation. Cockney rhyming slang for pony. Also used regularly is a 'score ' which is. Her Majesty's Pleasure - in jail; see porridge, inside. 2. - cheers, good health (Welsh). #1. Learn more. 04. Skint - slang for broke, without money, penniless. And 59 per cent don't understand what . ASAP: a popular term that stands for as soon as possible and is now used pretty much globally. It was inspired by a monkey on the 500 Rupee banknote. Popularity of this slang word was increased by comedian Harry Enfield. This has confusing and convoluted origins, from as early as the late 1800s: It seems originally to have been a slang term for a three month prison sentence, based on the following: that 'carpet bag' was cockney rhyming slang for a 'drag', which was generally used to describe a three month sentence; also that in the prison workshops it supposedly took ninety days to produce a certain regulation-size piece of carpet; and there is also a belief that prisoners used to be awarded the luxury of a piece of carpet for their cell after three year's incarceration. nicker a pound (1). Brass Monkey Weather. cock and hen = ten pounds (thanks N Shipperley). Berk - idiot from Cockney rhyming slang Berkeley Hunt = c*nt. Bronze (term to describe the one and two pound coins) 4. From the 1920s, and popular slang in fast-moving business, trading, the underworld, etc., until the 1970s when it was largely replaced by 'K'. sprazi/sprazzy = sixpence (6d). Popular Australian slang for money, now being adopted elsewhere. Boyo. Seymour created the classic 1973 Hovis TV advert featuring the baker's boy delivering bread from a bike on an old cobbled hill in a North England town, to the theme of Dvorak's New World symphony played by a brass band. Bad dose. Dead on - good-natured, kind, sympathetic. pony = twenty-five pounds (25). Ok on to our next slang term for money a pony. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more. Ape and monkey are considered offensive terms when they're used to describe a person of color. Some of the London slang for money is based on animals thought to have originally appeared on ruppe banknotes. 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. While this London centric slang is entirely British, it actually stems from 19th century India. People commonly use this emoji to express embarrassment in an amusing way or to emphasize that they made a funny mistake. Monkey: British slang for 500 pounds sterling; originates from soldiers returning from India, where the 500 rupee note had a picture of a monkey on it. Many are now obsolete; typically words which relate to pre-decimalisation coins, although some have re-emerged and continue to do so. There are so many slang words for being drunk and new ones are constantly being invented. Bairn - child (Scottish, northern English). pair of nickers/pair of knickers/pair o'nickers = two pounds (2), an irresistible pun. Notes: Money in general; reference to banknotes from a bank. In the pre-decimal era half a dollar was half a crown, a bob was a shilling, a tanner a sixpence and a joey a threepenny bit. 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. Danno (Detective Danny Williams, played by James MacArthur) was McGarrett's unfailingly loyal junior partner. Bice could also occur in conjunction with other shilling slang, where the word bice assumes the meaning 'two', as in 'a bice of deaners', pronounced 'bicerdeaners', and with other money slang, for example bice of tenners, pronounced 'bicertenners', meaning twenty pounds. Not normally pluralised, still expressed as 'squid', not squids, e.g., 'Fifty squid'. The slang term 'silver' in relation to monetary value has changed through time, since silver coins used to be far more valuable. We use the symbol G when we want to write thousands in shorthand. Wangle - to get something through deception or deviousness. Corker - something or someone outstanding. US and Canadian slang. 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). The ten pound meaning of cock and hen is 20th century rhyming slang. Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e.g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. shekels/sheckles = money. 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