Quick question.

[Andre]

Currency. $ names you have for yours?

In English telivision we hear "a monkey" Thats 500 pound yeah?
Whats all the others called have they all got nick names?


All I can think of out here is a ton for a hundred.
A grand obviously 1000.
Fiddy,for fifty bucks is heard at times.
Red back for our red colored twenty bucks.

Do you call em bucks in the States?
Or skins or what.
What about the states you got nick names for each one?


How about Canada? I heard you guys have a store over there called looneys.
Which is like our 2 dollar shops.
Looney or a loon out here means you have been affected by a full moon (Lunar) and your a nutcase .

[Youngblood]

We call it a loonie, because it has a loon on it. Seen below. It was our first change over from paper money for small currency, to coin. Then we came out with a 2 dollar version...and just decided to have it rhyme. It has a polar bear on it.

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/...mmon_loon5.jpg

http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...2p.hmedium.jpg

http://fathersforlife.org/images/2$pbear_M.JPG

[Trainer Monkey]

Bucks is the most common
A dime is also $10
As in I dropped a dime on that fight
It can also be a synonym for ratting someone out,"I dropped a dime on his ass when the feds came around" alluding to the fact that for many years a pay call cost 10 cents,the fact that I distinctly remember the ten cent pay call is not making me feel youthful,of course I also remember rotary phones,and dinosaurs
Dinero comes up alot because of the large Latin population in the states

[kingfrnk]

Stacks = a grand
C note = 100 dollars
twanky = 20 dollars
bill = 100 dollars
cheese = money
bread = money
paper = money

[Andre]

We call it a loonie, because it has a loon on it. Seen below. It was our first change over from paper money for small currency, to coin. Then we came out with a 2 dollar version...and just decided to have it rhyme. It has a polar bear on it.

http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/...mmon_loon5.jpg
http://msnbcmedia3.msn.com/j/msnbc/C...2p.hmedium.jpg
http://fathersforlife.org/images/2$pbear_M.JPG

Is that a Toon?

I've heard of a toon maybe.

Heyif it is; you got loony tunes .

[Dark Lord Al]

a "quid" is slag for an english pound coin.

[Andre]

is a monkey 500?

[BIG H]

is a monkey 500?

Yes mate.

Monkey = £500
Poney = £25
Score = £20
Deep see diver (fiver) = £5
Bag of sand (Grand) = £1000

Loads of others too

[CGM]

In Canada you often hear a five dollar bill referred to as a fin.

Hey buddy, can you spot me a fin?

$10 bill is often called a ten-spot.

[CGM]

Currency. $ names you have for yours?

In English telivision we hear "a monkey" Thats 500 pound yeah?
Whats all the others called have they all got nick names?


All I can think of out here is a ton for a hundred.
A grand obviously 1000.
Fiddy,for fifty bucks is heard at times.
Red back for our red colored twenty bucks.

Do you call em bucks in the States?
Or skins or what.
What about the states you got nick names for each one?


How about Canada? I heard you guys have a store over there called looneys.
Which is like our 2 dollar shops.
Looney or a loon out here means you have been affected by a full moon (Lunar) and your a nutcase .

A Fiddy is slang? I just thought it was typically bad Australian pronounciation.

[Youngblood]

In Canada you often hear a five dollar bill referred to as a fin.

Hey buddy, can you spot me a fin?

$10 bill is often called a ten-spot.

Yea I've hear that. And isn't a 10 a sawbuck?

eg "That pigeon...you just kill it? Is it fresh? I'll give you a sawbuck for it. "

[CGM]

In Canada you often hear a five dollar bill referred to as a fin.

Hey buddy, can you spot me a fin?

$10 bill is often called a ten-spot.

Yea I've hear that. And isn't a 10 a sawbuck?

eg "That pigeon...you just kill it? Is it fresh? I'll give you a sawbuck for it. "

yeah $10 is a sawbuck, $20 is a double sawbuck. But I don't recall ever hearing sawbuck used in a conversation, except one about currency slang.

[donnydarkoIRL]

We use Euros.

Some people call them Yo'yo's.

Like the Brit's we call notes fivers....tenners etc.

[boozeboxer]

is a monkey 500?

Yes mate.

Monkey = £500
Poney = £25
Score = £20
Deep see diver (fiver) = £5
Bag of sand (Grand) = £1000

Loads of others too

what is with this cockney shit

[RP33]

Bucks is the most common
A dime is also $10
As in I dropped a dime on that fight
It can also be a synonym for ratting someone out,"I dropped a dime on his ass when the feds came around" alluding to the fact that for many years a pay call cost 10 cents,the fact that I distinctly remember the ten cent pay call is not making me feel youthful,of course I also remember rotary phones,and dinosaurs
Dinero comes up alot because of the large Latin population in the states

i've never heard dinero, nor have i ever heard a dime being dropped on a fight.. maybe that was just way before my time..

probably because i've never seen anyone bet on a sporting event only for $10, i guess..

anyway, "bucks" is always used, but "dollars" is just as common.. I'd say bucks is more slang just because if you're at a restaurant or retail store they will say "that's 10 dollars and 50 cents" as opposed to "that's 10 bucks and 50 cents".. bucks is a more casual word i believe, and less professional..

besides the stuff that kingfrank said, the only other that comes to mind is a "fin" which is a $5..

and TM, I remember 25 cent phone calls, and i'm not saying that because i'm old or anything, it's more just sad that a call costs MORE than 25 cents now.. sort of ridiculous..