Red Top - tabloid newspaper such as The Sun, The Mirror, The Daily Star. Now sadly gone in the UK for this particular meaning, although lots of other meanings remain (for example the verb or noun meaning of pooh, a haircut, and the verb meaning of cheat). sovs = pounds. Queen mum- Cockney rhyming slang for bum. Boyo. Loaded - having a great deal of money; rich or alternatively under the influence of alcohol or drugs. Plural uses singular form. The term ' nicker ' is probably connected to the use of nickel in the minting of coins. Totty - (uncountable) sexually attractive women considered collectively (sexist and offensive). 04. The large Australian 'wonga' pigeon is almost certainly unrelated yennep/yenep/yennap/yennop = a penny (1d particularly, although also means a decimal penny, 1p). Shagged out - (or just shagged) tired, exhausted. Follow our writing guidelines and make your words COUNT! Changes in coin composition necessarily have to stay ahead of economic attractions offered by the scrap metal trade. For the record, the other detectives were called Chin Ho Kelly (the old guy) and Kono Kalakaua (the big guy), played by Kam Fong and Zulu, both of which seem far better character names, but that's really the way it was. Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown. What it actually means: As its name suggests, this monkey is covering its eyes to see no evil, as as in the see no evil, hear no evil, speak no evil proverb. Cassell's says Joey was also used for the brass-nickel threepenny bit, which was introduced in 1937, although as a child in South London the 1960s I cannot remember the threepenny bit ever being called a Joey, and neither can my Mum or Dad, who both say a Joey in London was a silver threepence and nothing else (although they'd be too young to remember groats). Ned - non-educated delinquent (Scottish backronym). 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). boodle = money. Bob - one shilling. Flog a dead horse - waste energy on a lost cause or a situation that cannot be changed. MONKEY. Similar words for coins and meanings are found all over Europe. There has been speculation among etymologists that 'simon' meaning sixpence derives from an old play on words which represented biblical text that St Peter "lodged with Simon a tanner.." as a description of a banking transaction, although Partridge's esteemed dictionary refutes this, at the same time conceding that the slang 'tanner' for sixpence might have developed or been reinforced by the old joke. In the US a nickel is more commonly a five cent coin. Bread meaning money is also linked with with the expression 'earning a crust', which alludes to having enough money to pay for one's daily bread. Berties - term for Man City fans used by Man Utd supporters; the reverse is "rags". It is therefore unlikely that anyone today will use or recall this particular slang, but if the question arises you'll know the answer. Therefore one quid, five quid, fifty quid. (Thanks R Maguire for prompting more detail for this one.). Naff (adj) So 'naff' is a word with an interesting history. 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. I am just trying to help!". Silver featured strongly in the earliest history of British money, so it's pleasing that the word still occurs in modern money slang. Probably related to 'motsa' below. Ankle Biter - Child. 125 Australian Slang Words & Phrases. Which Teeth Are Normally Considered Anodontia. 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. Some of the London slang for money is based on animals thought to have originally appeared on ruppe banknotes. If youre in London you may overhear many other terms for money and many of these will come from cockney rhyming slang. Hump - sexual intercourse, or as in "get the hump" - get annoyed, in a bad mood. I'm convinced these were the principal and most common usages of the Joey coin slang. Shortened to 'G' (usually plural form also) or less commonly 'G's'. Monkey Emoji is a very simple emoji usually used for its literal meaning when talking about wild and funny animals such as monkeys. As India was under the rule of the British Empire, the term made it over to London, despite the fact there were no monkeys on British currency. clod = a penny (1d). Any unethical, illegitimate, or objectionable activity that is furtive or deceitful, e.g., undercover sexual advances, cheating, misuse of public funds, etc. In the 18th century 'bobstick' was a shillings-worth of gin. Chip was also slang for an Indian rupee. A Dictionary of American Idioms monkey business [monkey business] {n.}, {slang}, {informal} 1. saucepan = a pound, late 1800s, cockney rhyming slang: saucepan lid = quid. We also use the term smackers instead of pounds but rarely in the singular form. Pub - public house, drinking establishment. Barmy: crazy, insane; always derogatory. Jelly - fruit-flavored gelatin dessert or slang for valium as in "jellies". 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). The coin was not formally demonetised until 31 August 1971 at the time of decimalisation. Modern slang from London, apparently originating in the USA in the 1930s. This is short for the word "beverages," usually alcoholic, most often beer. 'Half a job' was half a guinea. 'More fun than a barrel of monkeys' means to have a lot of fun. Gobsmacked - slang for totally surprised, shocked. Simply derived from the expression 'ready cash'. These are just a few examples of British slang words for being drunk. 23. From the Spanish gold coins of the same name. "That's a barmy idea". More fun British slang phrases. All later generic versions of the coins were called 'Thalers'. proper job (southwest England and Cornwall). Popular Australian slang for money, now being adopted elsewhere. Dogging - slang for engaging in sexual acts in a public or semi-public place or watching others doing so. All rights reserved. When pocket watches first became fashionable, they were held against the body by use of a small chain. Very occasionally older people, students of English or History, etc., refer to loose change of a small amount of coin money as groats. Scran - food (originally Scottish), especially that of an inferior quality compare grub. ", "Why do you want to make a monkey out of me? US and Canadian slang. Odds and sods - this and that; bits and pieces. Scunnered - tired or exhausted (Glaswegian). madza poona = half-sovereign, from the mid 1800s, for the same reasons as madza caroon. 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. A pound in the Smoke is a Nicker A hundred of them make a ton And what rhymes with Nicker but . 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. Salty - Bitter or angry. hog = confusingly a shilling (1/-) or a sixpence (6d) or a half-crown (2/6), dating back to the 1600s in relation to shilling. In parts of the US 'bob' was used for the US dollar coin. 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. Cockney rhyming slang is a form of English slang which originated in the East End of London . Kettles - watches - from kettle and hob = watch (Cockney rhyming slang). Before decimalisation, British money was made up of pounds, shillings, and pence as follows: 1 pound = 20 shillings. In spoken use 'a garden' is eight pounds. 9. Hog also extended to US 10c and dollar coins, apparently, according to Cassells because coins carried a picture of a pig. Shortening of 'grand' (see below). 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. Money Slang Special Whats the meaning of Fiver, Tenner and Bluey in British Slang? This coincides with the view that Hume re-introduced the groat to counter the cab drivers' scam. Locktail - a cocktail invented or enjoyed during Covid-19 lockdown. While this London centric slang is entirely British, it actually stems from 19th century India. 11. From the early 1900s, and like many of these slang words popular among Londoners (ack K Collard) from whom such terms spread notably via City traders and also the armed forces during the 2nd World War. The 'tanner' slang was later reinforced (Ack L Bamford) via jocular reference to a biblical extract about St Peter lodging with Simon, a tanner (of hides). bread (bread and honey) = money. The terms monkey, meaning 500, and pony, meaning 25, are believed by some to have come from old Indian rupee banknotes, which it is asserted used to feature images of those animals, but this is untrue as no Indian banknotes have featured these animals. These were called fob watches, and its from this expression that we get Kettle and Hob for watch. Hamsterkaufing - stockpiling or hoarding before a Covid-19 lockdown. There are many different interpretations of boodle meaning money, in the UK and the US. wonga = money. Also shortened to beesum (from bees and, bees 'n', to beesum). Slapper - promiscuous woman or prostitute. coal = a penny (1d). Apparently we imported the word grand, which means a thousand, from the States. ", "You know John is not telling the truth about the price of his car. pissed. Tarmac - material used for surfacing roads or other outdoor areas, named after its Scottish inventor John Louden McAdam. Perhaps based on jack meaning a small thing, although there are many possible different sources. The similar German and Austrian coin was the 'Groschen', equivalent to 10 'Pfennigs'. Heres how to spot the absolute worst people on Instagram, according to science, Do not sell or share my personal information. sick squid = six pounds (6), from the late 20th century joke - see squid. Your response is private Was this worth your time? 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. Slang words or phrases develop over time. Doddle - something that is easy to accomplish. Piece - piece of bread, sandwich (Glaswegian). Pie off - to reject, dump (romantic partner). Bread also has associations with money, which in a metaphorical sense can be traced back to the Bible. 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. "Gobsmacked" means to be utterly shocked or surprised beyond belief. 5. squid = a pound (1). fin/finn/finny/finnif/finnip/finnup/finnio/finnif = five pounds (5), from the early 1800s. Meaning: London slang for 500. Our last slang term for money and again animal related we have a monkey M-O-N-K-E-Y, no not the animal but actually meaning 500 pounds. The slow way to perfection is years of study and practice; the fast way is to put it into the hands of our professional editors! Jessie - originally Scottish slang for weak or effeminate man. NEET - Not in Education, Employment, or Training. 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. Traditional IPA: mki Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Shrapnel conventionally means artillery shell fragments, so called from the 2nd World War, after the inventor of the original shrapnel shell, Henry Shrapnel, who devised a shell filled with pellets and explosive powder c.1806. In finance, a Monkey is British slang for 500 pounds sterling. Originates from the Dutch 'bodel', meaning personal effects. Then you gotta know the key money values: 20 is a Score, 25 is a Pony, 100 is a Ton, 500 . The word flag has been used since the 1500s as a slang expression for various types of money, and more recently for certain notes. 5. I've spent all morning chundering it back out.". Shooting and bawling - Arguing with someone. Possibly rhyming slang linking lollipop to copper. Huff - to take offense as in "get the huff"; to inhale the vapors of something to become intoxicated as in to huff glue. They are more fun than a barrel of monkeys. From the fact that a ton is a measurement of 100 cubic feet of capacity (for storage, loading, etc). Monkeys are primates. ", "They have been monkeying around so they did not get anything done.". In addition, Britain-specific words are included. Teen 2023 Slang Words New List: GOAT - Greatest Of All Time. Plural uses singular form, eg., 'Fifteen quid is all I want for it..', or 'I won five hundred quid on the horses yesterday..'. Britain Tourist Info. Bint - (archaic) slang for woman (from the Arabic). These terms have something for everyone, from the silly to the sincere, and even some insults. joey = much debate about this: According to my . It is therefore only a matter of time before modern 'silver' copper-based coins have to be made of less valuable metals, upon which provided they remain silver coloured I expect only the scrap metal dealers will notice the difference. 5. Britain is known for its drinking culture, so 'chunder' is a word you'll hear frequently the day after a night out. From the 1920s, and popular slang in fast-moving business, trading, the underworld, etc., until the 1970s when it was largely replaced by 'K'. a monkey foresail. The word dollar is originally derived from German 'Thaler', and earlier from Low German 'dahler', meaning a valley (from which we also got the word 'dale'). Our last slang term for money and again animal related we have a monkey M-O-N-K-E-Y, no not the animal but actually meaning 500 pounds. Umpteen - large quantity, numerous times, huge amount or a load of something. 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. medza/medzer/medzes/medzies/metzes/midzers = money. 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. Skip - large steel box for rubbish from demolitions/building repairs. According to Cassells chip meaning a shilling is from horse-racing and betting. And 59 per cent don't understand what . Crusty - usually young homeless or vagrant person stereotypically dreadlocked; can also mean angry or irritated. From the Hebrew word and Israeli monetary unit 'shekel' derived in Hebrew from the silver coin 'sekel' in turn from the word for weight 'sakal'. carpet = three pounds (3) or three hundred pounds (300), or sometimes thirty pounds (30). (Thanks M Johnson, Jan 2008). "You should watch the mens team play cricket. Lit - Amazing or exciting. Caser was slang also for a US dollar coin, and the US/Autralian slang logically transferred to English, either or all because of the reference to silver coin, dollar slang for a crown, or the comparable value, as was. South African tickey and variations - also meaning 'small' - are first recorded in the 19th century from uncertain roots (according to Partridge and Cassells) - take your pick: African distorted interpretation of 'ticket' or 'threepenny'; from Romany tikeno and tikno (meaning small); from Dutch stukje (meaning a little bit); from Hindustani taka (a stamped silver coin); and/or from early Portuguese 'pataca' and French 'patac' (meaning what?.. 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! Sadly the word is almost obsolete now, although the groat coin is kept alive in Maundy Money. Bairn - child (Scottish, northern English). Dib was also US slang meaning $1 (one dollar), which presumably extended to more than one when pluralised. cock and hen = ten pounds (thanks N Shipperley). 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 Or head over to our facebook page https://facebook.com/theslangpodcast for updates and more slang! Example: "I only paid a monkey for it." 6. (Thanks R Bambridge). The old slang term for a shilling was ' bob ' and for a guinea - ' yellow-boy '. 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. Cockney Rhyming Slang. Britain-Visitor.com also offers information on British culture including British cuisine, history and the arts. It is also used to express shock, awe, and/or amazement. A penny-pincher is someone who is unwilling to spend money. rat arsed. Mug - stupid, gullible or ignorant person. Britain-Visitor.com provides travel information on Britain's cities and the essential when and where and how to get there. Even if you never actually get anywhere near the sound of Bow bells, it is handy pub quiz knowledge to have in your locker. Corker - something or someone outstanding. Here the top 80 most used Irish slang phrases. Tony Benn (born 1925) served in the Wilson and Callaghan governments of the 1960s and 70s, and as an MP from 1950-2001, after which he remains (at time of writing this, Feb 2008) a hugely significant figure in socialist ideals and politics, and a very wise and impressive man. YBAs - Young British Artists - art movement of the 1980s including Damien Hirst, Sarah Lucas, Cornelia Parker and Tracey Emin. A person who is easily deceived or victimized: butt, dupe, fool, gull, lamb, pushover, victim. (modifier) nautical. Minging - foul-smelling, unpleasant, very bad. Plastered Another British slang term for being drunk. I just threw in an extra slang term for free. 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. Alcohol and words relating to pubs and being drunk feature prominently in British slang. Folding, folding stuff and folding money are all popular slang in London. Contributors: Gareth Thomas, Beydaan Dihoud, Joji Imamiya. shekels/sheckles = money. 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. This means that something is incredibly expensive. Meaning. McGarret refers cunningly and amusingly to the popular US TV crime series Hawaii Five-0 and its fictional head detective Steve McGarrett, played by Jack Lord. Tart - (archaic) slang for prostitute or woman of easy virtue. From cockney rhyming slang clodhopper (= copper). From the late 18th century according to most sources, London slang, but the precise origin is not known. 9. The older nuggets meaning of money obviously alludes to gold nuggets and appeared first in the 1800s. The official Urban Dictionary API is used to show the hover-definitions. 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. Notes: Money in general; reference to banknotes from a bank. The pronunciation emphasis tends to be on the long second syllable 'aah' sound. EXPLANATION: While this London-centric slang is entirely British, it actually stems from 19th Century India. If you think we've missed anything let us know by commenting below. Nobble - disable, try to influence or thwart by underhand or unfair methods, steal. Less well used slang terms include Lady Godiva for fiver and Ayrton Senna for tenner. bottle = two pounds, or earlier tuppence (2d), from the cockney rhyming slang: bottle of spruce = deuce (= two pounds or tuppence). Blimey - (archaic) abbreviation of "God blind me.". In the 1800s a oner was normally a shilling, and in the early 1900s a oner was one pound. Cockney rhyming slang from the late 1800s. The sixpenny piece used to be known long ago as a 'simon', possibly (ack L Bamford) through reference to the 17th century engraver at the Royal Mint, Thomas Simon. Our currency is officially known as pounds sterling. When the pound coin appeared it was immediately christened a 'Maggie', based seemingly on the notion that it was 'a brassy piece that thinks it's a sovereign" (ack J Jamieson, Sep 2007) If you have more detail about where and when this slang arose and is used, please let me know. 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. Expand your U.K. slang vocabulary by learning some key British slang words and what they mean. In his stand-up show, British comedian Michael MacIntyre said: "You can actually use any word in the English language and substitute it to mean drunk. 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. Much of it derives from the designs on the notes - five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds. A popular slang word like bob arguably develops a life of its own. Vest - (usually) sleeveless, cotton undershirt. dibs/dibbs = money. Bollocks - testicles or something that is nonsense. deuce = two pounds, and much earlier (from the 1600s) tuppence (two old pence, 2d), from the French deus and Latin duos meaning two (which also give us the deuce term in tennis, meaning two points needed to win). Ice Cream Vans - mobile ice cream vendors (read more). Bum crack - the exposed top part of the buttocks. The most commonly used slang term for a pound is a, This expression has negative connotations, so, If youre in London you may overhear many other terms for money and many of these will come from, Some of the London slang for money is based on animals thought to have originally appeared on ruppe banknotes. Yennep is backslang. Now in a minute - on your way, but not immediately (Welsh). 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. Paddy - temper fit, an Irishman (derogatory). Bro: just like "mate" in the UK, "bro" means friend . 8. Easy-peasy - very straightforward and easy. It's what is known as dehumanizing language, "language that deprives a person of human qualities or attributes.". Mezzo/madza was and is potentially confused with, and popularity supported by, the similar 'motsa' (see motsa entry). Definition of monkey_1 noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Scouser - native of Liverpool (colloquial). nicker a pound (1). It cannot cost a million dollars. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey. Cheers - very common alternative for "thank you" or drinking toast. Bloke What does Bloke mean in British slang. 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