Reverse Dictionary: MONEY

ADJECTIVES 
► money-making, prosperous → MAKING 1434 obs.
► said of money or wealth, as tempting to extravagance or luxury → WANTON 1529 obs.
► endowed with money → MONEYFIED 1641 obs. rare
► fond of or loving money → NUMMI-AMOROUS 1650 obs.
► loving money, covetous, avaricious → PHILARGYROUS 1665 obs.
► genuine, legally current; said of money → LOYAL 1690 obs.
► of money: used to emphasize the largeness of the amount → COOL 1728 sl.
► wanting money, needy → STIVER-CRAMPED 1785 obs.
► no money at all → NOT A BEAN E19 sl.
► flush of money → BREECHED 1812 thieves’ sl.
► deprived of money; temporarily without money → UNBLUNTED 1823 UK criminals’ sl.
► fit for currency; said of money → GANGABLE 1825 Sc. 
► scarce, said of money; in financial difficulties, hard up → TIGHT 1865 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► in want of money, utterly penniless; very poor, destitute → PEBBLE-BEACHED 1886 sl.
► in large amounts; said of money → BIG 1887 US colloq.
► in want of money. poor → OOFLESS 1888 sl.
► having money, financially solvent → FINANCIAL 1899 Aust. & NZ sl.
► short of money; destitute → ON THE ROCKS 1899 colloq.
► short of money → SHY L19 sl., orig. US
► very short of money, or even entirely ‘broke’ → FAIR SKINT 20C
► having ready money after receiving payment for seasonal work → CHEQUED-UP 1905 Aust. sl.
► hard up for money → PINCHED Bk1905 Amer. dial.
► wanting money, in financial straits → TIGHTISH Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► having money, esp. a lot of it → IN THE BUCKS 1920s US sl.
► well supplied with money → ROTTEN WITH 1920s sl.
► short of money → LIGHT OF • LIGHT ON 1930s sl., orig. African-American
► broke and borrowing money → ON THE TAP 1932 Brit. sl.
► having money → ALIVE 1933 Brit. sl.
► having much money → IN THE CHIPS 1935 Amer. sl.
► having no money, short of funds → AT LOW WATER 1940s War II Amer. sl.
► moneyed, wealthy; well-off → CAKED • CAKED OUT • CAKED UP 1940s UK sl.
► moneyed, wealthy → CAKEHOLED 1940s UK sl.
► down to one’s last pennies → DOWN TO CASES 1940s US criminals’ sl.
► nearly without money → CLOSE TO THE BLANKET 1942 Amer. sl.
► possessed in large amounts; abundant; said of money → LONG 1947 Amer. dial.
► having insufficient money → LIGHT 1955 Amer. sl., orig. African-American
► in small amounts; said of money → LIGHT 1962 Amer. sl.
► motivated by money rather than by dedication → MONEY-CALLED 1966 Amer. dial.
► in possession of money → LOOSE Bk1970 US sl.
► moneyed, rich, wealthy → LAANIE • LAHNIE • LANI • LANIE • LARNEY 1970s S. Afr. sl.
► very low on funds → MADLY BROKE a1972 Amer. sl., esp. African-American
► short of money → LAME 1988 US sl.
► lacking money → ON E 1990s African-American sl.
► making a large amount of money → PACKING IT 1990s sl.
► having no money, broke, penniless → AFTER EIGHT MINT 1998 Brit. rhyming sl. for ‘skint’
► money-grabbing, superficial, fake → FAT-ASS 2000s sl.

NOUNS
► money → FEE c870 obs.
► money, or a sum of money, paid as an installment, esp. for the purpose of securing a bargain or contract → EARNEST a1225
► miserly acquisition of money → GATHERING a1225 obs.
► a bundle of money, stock of cash; a cash-box → PACK c1394 obs.
► the amount of money, etc., or sum that a thing is worth → VALOUR • VALOR c1350 obs.
► a collection of money → GATHERING c1380 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
► money OINTMENT → 15C sl.
► a small piece of money; a farthing → QUATRIN c1400 rare
► silver money, silver coins → WHITE MONEY 1423
► money, coin → CUNYE • CUNZI c1480 Sc.
► a small amount of money → PARCEL 1491 obs.
► a piece of money → MINT 16C UK criminals sl.
► a sum of money → BANK 1515 obs.
► money → GELT a1529 sl. 
► money, wealth → GEAR 1535 Sc. & N. Eng. dial. obs.
► passing of money from hand to hand → WALKING 1549 obs.
► a large amount of money → GOB M16 obs.
► money → LOOR • LOUR • LOURE • LOWER • LOWR • LOWRE • LOWRIE • LOWYER M16 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → THE SINEWS OF WAR c1550
► money, cash → BITE c1555 thieves’ sl. obs.
► ready money → BARE GELT 1591 obs.
► small money, small change → SINGLE MONEY 1591 obs.
► money, esp. as taken from a victim by cut-purses or pickpockets → SHELLS 1592 UK criminals’ sl.
► money; cash; formerly applied specifically to bronze or copper coins → BRASS 1597 sl.
► money in general → RAG L16 sl.
► money → BALSAM 17C Eng. orig. cant
► money → ASTE E17 UK criminals’ sl.
► money, usually in the form of a bribe → OIL OF PALM(S) E17 sl.
► money, usually in the form of a bribe → PALM SOAP E17 sl.
► money of any kind or quantity → BIT 1607 thieves’ sl.
► money → DUST 1607 sl., now chiefly African-American
► money obtained by begging or extortion → RING 1608 sl. obs.
► money given as a douceur or bribe, a tip → PALM-OIL a1627 humorous usage
► a small amount of money → STIVER a1640
► money; a trivial amount of money → BRASS FARTHING 1642 Brit. sl.
► money → LURRY M17 sl.
► plenty of money, abundant wealth or resources → LONG PURSE 1650 colloq.
► a large amount of money → A MINT 1655 sl.
► money immediately available for use → RUNNING MONEY 1662 obs.
► money → LURRIES 1673 thieves’ sl. obs.
► small sums of money → LAKETS 1677 Eng. dial.
► ready money; cash → DARBY 1682 criminals’ sl. obs.
► something which brings in money; a successful affair, as a theatrical performance → GET-PENNY 1684 obs.
► money; spec. ready money → RHINO 1688 sl.
► money; spec., money in hand → THE READY 1688 sl.
► a large amount of money → CARAVAN 1690 cant
► a good round sum of money on a man → CARGO 1690 sl. obs.
► money → CLY c1690 thieves’ cant
► the clippings of money → NIGS c1696 sl.
► money, cash → CHINK 1698 sl.
► a piece of money; coin → MOPUS 1698 sl.
► money; financial means → CRAP 1699 sl. obs.
► a lack of money; ‘when there’s but little money in the pocket’ → EBB-WATER 1699 cant
► money → COD L17 sl.
► money → COLIANDER SEEDS L17 UK sl.
► money → DERBY L17 UK criminals’ sl.
► a substantial amount of money → JOLLY COD L17 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → KING’S PICTURES L17 sl.
► a substantial amount of money → LUSTY COD L17 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → MUCK L17 sl.
► a pile of money → MUCKHILL L17 sl.
► clippings of money → PARINGS L17 sl.
► money → QUIDS L17 sl.
► a substantial amount of money → RUM COD L17 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → BUNSE 18C sl.
► money → BUNT(S) 18C sl.
► money, cash → QUID a1700 sl. obs. rare
► money → BEAR-SKIN E18 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → MUMPER’S BRASS E18 sl.
► money → OIL OF ARGENTUM E18 sl.
► money → QUEEN’S PICTURES E18 sl.
► money → QUEEN’S PORTRAIT E18 sl.
► money → MAMMON 1706 jocular usage
► a considerable sum of money → A PRETTY PENNY 1710 colloq.
► money; gains; extra profit or gain → BUNCE 1719 sl.
► money; hard cash → CLINK 1720s Sc.
► a small amount of money → DAB 1729
► money → (THE) CAPTAIN 1748 sl.
► money; something that is just what is required → THE RIGHT STUFF 1748 sl.
► money → CAPTAIN M18 sl.
► money → SAUCE M18 sl.
► money in coin, esp. sovereigns or guineas → SHINERS 1760 sl.
► money → ROOT OF ALL EVIL 1776
► money, cash; the necessary funds → THE NEEDFUL 1774 colloq.
► money → THE STUFF 1775 sl.
► money → ROOT OF ALL EVIL 1776
► money → IRON 1785 sl.
► money, cash → CATER • CATTER 1790 Sc.
► a large amount of money → INDER 1790 Eng. dial.
► small sums of money → LACKITS 1790 Eng. dial.
► a piece of money, money; cash; often in plural → DUCAT 1794
► stolen goods, money, etc.; loot → SWAG 1794 sl.
► ready money → DERBIES 1796 sl.
► money → METAL L18 Brit. colloq.
► a great deal of money → MINT L18 sl.
► money → MOPPUSSES • MOPUSSES L18 sl.
► money, usually notes → PAPER L18 sl., orig. African-American
► clipped money → TOWER L18 UK criminals’ sl.
► making money → WELL-SINKING L18 Anglo-Indian
► money; spec., money in hand → READY-GILT 19C sl.
► money; spec., money in hand → READY-JOHN 19C sl.
► money; spec., money in hand → READY-STUFF 19C sl.
► money → MINT SAUCE E19 sl.
► a roll of money or money in general → WAD E19 sl.
► money → MONISH 1804 Amer. Anglo-Yiddish usage
► money → DIBS 1807 sl.
► money, cash → KELTER 1807 N. Eng. dial.
► ready money → BLUNT 1812 sl.
► money → DIMMOCK 1812 sl.
► secreting money in the palm of the hand → PALMING RACKET 1812 UK criminals’ sl.
► money or property obtained by dishonourable means → HARL(E) 1815 Sc.
► money → MARKET COIN 1817 literary usage rare
► paper money → RAGS 1817 sl. obs.
► a bit of money; a trivial amount of money → BEAN(S) 1811 sl.
► loose change → SMASH 1821 sl.
► a sum of money equal to 2s in value → GULLION 1822 Sc.
► money → DIMMACK 1823 Sc. sl.
► a bank note → ABRAHAM NEWLAND 1829 sl.
► money, coin, cash → QUINIE 1832 Sc.
► money, coin, cash → QUINZIE 1832 Sc.
► money; cash → OCHER • OCHRE 1835 sl.
► a piece of money in one’s possession → SHOT IN ONE’S LOCKER 1835 nautical US sl.
► money → L.S.D c1835 Brit. colloq.
► money → THE DUMPS c1835 sl.
► a large amount of money → PILE 1836 colloq.
► money → TIN 1836 US sl.
► any small amount of money, esp. compared to what one expects to have in the future → CHICKEN-FEED 1837 sl., orig. US
► money → STUMPY 1837 sl.
► money; a trivial amount of money → RED CENT 1839 sl., orig. US
► a piece of money → CHIP 1840 sl.
► money → CHIPS 1840 sl.
► a sum of money furnished → FURNISHING 1841
► a large but unspecified sum of money → PRETTY 1846 Amer. dial.
► money → RIVETS 1846 sl.
► a collection of bills or notes rolled together; generally, one’s money → ROLL 1846 US & Aust. sl.
► money → PAN 1847 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → BEAVER 1848 Amer. dial. arch.
► an animal hide which was used as money in early 19th century California → CALIFORNIA BANKNOTE • CALIFORNIA SHINPLASTER 1848 US sl.
► money, coin → HARD MONEY c1848
► money → SOFT MONEY c1848
► a present of money → CHERRY-MERRY M19 Anglo-Indian sl.
► money → DOOTEROOMUS M19 Amer. sl.
► money → GREENBACKS M19 US
► money → HADDOCK M19 US sl.
► money → LUSH M19 US criminals’ sl.
► money obtained by trickery or fraud → MAG-STAKE M19 sl.
► collecting money, ‘passing the hat round’ → NOBBING M19 sl.
► a collection of money, esp. money tossed into a boxing ring after an amateur or boys’ fight → NOBBINGS • NOBBINS M19
► money → PAP M19 sl.
► money → QUILLS M19 sl.
► a substantial amount of (stolen) money → RAISE M19 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → ROCKS M19 US sl.
► any form of money, esp. when gained for nothing → SKEWINGS M19 sl.
► money → SPIZZERINKTUM M19 US sl.
► money → SPONS M19 US & Aust. sl.
► a piece of paper currency → WILLIAM 1850 Amer. dial.
► silver coins → FAMILY PLATE c1850 jocular colloq.
► money → DINAH 1851 UK sl.
► money → DINALY • DINARLA • DINARLEE • DINARLY 1851 UK sl.
► money → DOUGH 1851 sl., chiefly N. Amer.
► a sum of money collected on an informal or impromptu basis → PONY PURSE 1851 US rare
► spending money; small change → CHICKEN MONEY 1853 Amer. dial. obs.
► money → DOSH 1854 sl., orig. US
► money → DINERO 1856 sl., orig. US
► money → (THE) ACTUAL 1856 sl.
► money → SPONDOOLICK • SPONDOOLICKS • SPONDOOLIKS • SPONDOOLIX • SPONDULICK • SPONDULICKS • SPONDULICS • SPONDULIK • SPONDULIX 1857 sl., orig. US
► a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar → TOADSKIN 1857 Amer. dial.
► money illegally or dishonestly acquired or used → BOODLE 1858 Amer. dial.
► money → RUST 1858 sl., obs. rare
► money → BUTTONS 1859 Amer. sl.
► money, cash → HORSE NAILS 1859 sl.
► new money → NEW LIGHT 1859 Amer. thieves’ sl.
► money → SUGAR 1859 sl.
► money → BOBS 1860 Aust. sl.
► money; latterly esp. applied to money used in bribery → SOAP 1860 US sl.
► Confederate paper currency → BLUEBACKS 1860s US Civil War usage
► the fractional currency (worth 10 cents, twenty-five cents, etc.) issued by the Union in response to coin shortages during the war → SHINPLASTER 1860s US Civil War usage
► money → STAMPS 1860s US Civil War usage
► money, a gold piece → CALIFORNIA c1860 sl.
► a gold piece → CALIFORNIAN c1860 sl.
► money → OOCHRE c1860 sl.
► a large amount of money, esp. one won or lost on a bet → CRACKER 1861 sl.
► money → DINGBATS 1861 US sl.
► money or provisions → GRUBSTAKE 1863 Amer. sl.
► small change → MALHAVELINS • MANABLINS • MANAROLINS • MANAVALINS • MANAVELINGS • MANAVILINS  MANAVLINS 1865 sl.
► money, i.e. sovereigns → RED 1865 UK criminals’ sl.
► money → DUCATS 1866 US sl.
► money when the supply is scarce, esp. during a period of high interest rates → TIGHT MONEY 1866 US sl.
► a large amount of money → A POT 1871 sl.
► a large amount of money → POTS 1871 sl.
► money, coin → QUINE 1872 Eng. dial.
► money → SCALE(S) 1872 US sl.
► a unit of value equal to an eighth of a dollar; used only in even multiples, esp. two bits → BIT 1873 US sl.
► money → BALLAST B1874 Eng. sl.
► a large amount of money → A SMALL FORTUNE 1874 sl.
► money in hand → LAYING-MONEY 1876 Sc.
► money → REVETS • REVITS 1876 Eng. dial. sl.
► money given to confirm a bargain; earnest money → YARLS • YURLS 1881 Eng. dial.
► money → OOFTISH 1882 sl.
► money → SHEEN 1882 Aust. sl.
► money → BOODLE 1883 sl., orig. US
► money, cash → SHEKELS 1883 sl.
► money → OIL 1885 Amer. sl.
► money → OOF 1885 sl.
► no money → NUPPENCE 1886 Brit. sl.
► money → THE LONG GREEN 1887 US sl.
► a large amount of money → BIG MONEY 1888 orig. US
► money acquired by theft or fraud → TAKE 1888 sl., chiefly US
► money; cash → CHECK 1889 Amer. dial.
► money → MON • MUN 1889 Amer. sl.
► money; a banknote → CRISP a1889 sl.
► a roll of paper over which a dollar bill is pasted, and another bill being loosely wrapped round this so it looks as if the whole roll is made up of a large sum of money in bills → FAKE-BOODLE 1890 Amer. thieves’ sl.
► money → JACK 1890 sl., orig. US
► money, cash → NUGGETS c1890 colloq.
► money → BRADS Bk1890 sl.
► money of any sort or quantity → BUSTLE Bk1890 sl 
► money → COAL Bk1890 sl.
► bad money → QUEER-BIT Bk1890 sl.
► good money → RUM-BIT Bk1890 sl.
► money, esp. that used for purposes of bribery → AXLE GREASE 1891 Amer. sl.
► money → BEES AND HONEY • BEES ‘N’ HONEY 1892 Brit. rhyming sl.
► a small coin of money → GRINDER Bk1892 Aust. sl.
► money → MUNLEE Bk1892 Chinese Pidgin
► any amount of money → STOCKS OF TIN Bk1892 Aust. sl.
► any amount of money → WHIPS OF TIN Bk1892 Aust. sl.
► money → BOTTLE 1893 Brit. sl.
► money placed in reserve by a criminal for use if arrested → FALL MONEY 1893 US sl.
► the change or balance of money → ODDSES 1893 Eng. dial.
► money → SPLOSH 1893 sl.
► a spurious bank-note → FLASH-NOTE Bk1893 sl.
► money → PANGA 1894 Amer. dial.
► money → BALM FOR GILEAD • BALM OF GILEAD 1895 Amer. sl.
► money → CHUCK 1895 Amer. dial.
► silver money, esp. dollars → HARD TACK 1895 Amer. dial. arch.
► money → LONG GREEN 1896 US sl.
► money → JINK Bk1896 sl.
► money given as a douceur or bribe → PALM-GREASE 1897 humorous usage
► money → STIFF 1897 sl.
► money → WAMPUM 1897 jocular usage
► money → GREEN 1898 sl.
► money → GONCE 1899 Aust. sl.
► money → GONS 1899 Aust. sl.
► paper money, esp. a $1 bill → BAT HIDE L19 US sl.
► paper money, esp. a $1 bill → BATWING L19 US sl.
► money → BIT OF THE OLD L19 sl.
► money → BOO L19 US sl.
► money → FUNDS L19 African-American & college sl.
► money → GLUE L19 US sl.
► money in general → ICE L19 US sl.
► the smallest amount of money → OAT L19 sl.
► a substantial amount of money, esp. when won or lost in gambling → PARCEL L19 sl.
► money → PUSH L19 sl.
► money → QUARTZ L19 sl.
► money in general → RAP L19 sl.
► money → SALT L19 US sl.
► money → SAND L19 sl., orig. US
► money; usually in the plural → SAUCEPAN LID L19 rhyming sl. for ‘quid’
► money → SIMLOONS • SIMOLEONS L19 US sl.
► small change → SPLIT L19 sl.
► money → THE BAG L19 Sc. sl.
► money → UXTER L19 sl.
► money; cash → BANK 20C teen & high school sl.
► money → CANDY 20C US sl.
► money → CHEESE 20C Amer. sl.
► money → COD’S ROE 20C rhyming sl. for ‘dough’
► money → DUCKETS 20C teen & high school sl.
► money → ENDS 20C teen & high school sl.
► money → FILTHY LUCRE 20C jocular colloq.
► money → INNS 20C teen & high school sl.
► money → KALE SEED 20C US sl.
► a small amount of money → LIGHT 20C sl.
► money for nothing or almost nothing → MONEY FOR OLD ROPE 20C colloq.
► money, esp. as a reward for something difficult → SALVE 20C US sl.
► money a woman carries with her on a date; if, for whatever reason (usually the denial of sex), she is forced to make her way home, she has some funds → VEX-MONEY 20C W. Indies sl.
► a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound → SMACKER E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► a coin or note of money; a dollar; a pound → SMACKEROO E20 sl., orig. N. Amer.
► ready money → DRY MONEY 1900 Eng. dial.
► money → ALL-POWERFUL 1900s Aust. sl.
► money → EVERGREEN 1900s US sl.
► money → JUNK 1900s US sl.
► money → TAR 1900s US sl.
► borrowed money → O.P.M. 1901 sl. (Other People’s Money)
► money → VELVET 1901 sl.
► money to spend on enjoyment, pocket money → LAKING-BRASS Bk1902 Eng. dial.
► a large amount of money → A BUNDLE 1903 sl., orig. US
► money → BYTE Bk1903 sl.
► money, paper money, cash → CABBAGE 1903 sl., orig. US 
► money → CALIFORNIANS Bk1903 sl.
► money → CHANGE Bk1903 sl.
► money → CHARMS Bk1903 sl.
► money → CHINKERS Bk1903 sl.
► a pocket full of money → CLY FULL OF RIDGE Bk1903 sl.
► money → COIN Bk1903 sl.
► money → COLE Bk1903 sl.
► money → COPPERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → CORK Bk1903 sl.
► money → CORN IN EGYPT Bk1903 sl.
► money → CRAP Bk1903 sl.
► money → CRISP Bk1903 sl.
► money → CROP Bk1903 sl.
► money → CUCKOOS Bk1903 sl.
► money → DELOG Bk1903 back slang
► money → DOLLARS Bk1903 sl.
► money → DOOT Bk1903 sl.
► money → DOTS  Bk1903 sl.
► money → DUES Bk1903 sl.
► money → DYE-STUFFS Bk1903 sl.
► money → FAT Bk1903 sl.
► money → FEATHERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → FLIM Bk1903 sl.
► money → FLIMSY Bk1903 sl.
► money → FLOUR Bk1903 sl.
► money → GELTER Bk1903 sl.
► money → GENT Bk1903 sl.
► money → GILT-TICK Bk1903 sl.
► money → GINGERBREAD Bk1903 sl.
► money → GINGLEBOYS Bk1903 sl.
► money → GINGLERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → GLANTHORNE Bk1903 sl.
► money → GOREE Bk1903 sl.
► money → GREED Bk1903 sl.
► money → GROCERY Bk1903 sl.
► money → HARD Bk1903 sl.
► money → HARDSTUFF Bk1903 sl.
► money → HEN Bk1903 sl.
► money → HONEY Bk1903 sl.
► money → HOXTERS • HUXTERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → JOHN Bk1903 sl.
► money → JOHN DAVIS Bk1903 sl.
► money → KILTER Bk1903 sl.
► money → LAWFUL PICTURES Bk1903 sl.
► money → LEGEM PONE Bk1903 sl.
► money → LOAVER Bk1903 sl.
► money → MOSS Bk1903 sl.
► money → MOULDY-‘UNS Bk1903 sl.
► money → NOBBINGS Bk1903 sl.
► money → NONSENSE Bk1903 sl.
► money → OIL OF ANGELS Bk1903 sl.
► money → OLD Bk1903 sl.
► money → PAINT Bk1903 sl.
► money → PEE Bk1903 sl.
► money → PENNY Bk1903 sl.
► money → PIECES Bk1903 sl.
► money → PLASTERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → PLATE Bk1903 sl.
► money → PLUMS Bk1903 sl.
► money → POCKET Bk1903 sl.
► money → PONY Bk1903 sl.
► money → PORTCULLIS Bk1903 sl.
► money → POSH Bk1903 sl.
► money → POWDER Bk1903 sl.
► money → PREY Bk1903 sl.
► money → PURSE Bk1903 sl.
► money → QUEER Bk1903 sl.
► money → REDGE Bk1903 sl.
► money → REEK Bk1903 cant
► money → REGULARS Bk1903 sl.
► money → RIBBAND • RIBBIN • RIBBON Bk1903 sl.
► money → RIDGE Bk1903 sl.
► money → ROWDY Bk1903 sl.
► money → SAWDUST Bk1903 sl.
► money → SCADS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHADSCALES Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHAN Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHELLS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHIGS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHIN-PLASTERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SHOT Bk1903 sl.
► money → SKIN Bk1903 sl.
► money → SOFT Bk1903 sl.
► money → SOFT-FLIMSY Bk1903 sl.
► money → SPANISH Bk1903 sl.
► money → SPANKERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SPANKS Bk1903 sl.
► money → SPOON Bk1903 sl.
► money → STEVEN Bk1903 sl.
► money → STEVERS Bk1903 sl.
► money → TEASPOONS Bk1903 sl.
► money → THE EVIL Bk1903 sl.
► money → TOW Bk1903 sl.
► money → WHEREWITH Bk1903 sl.
► money → WHEREWITHAL Bk1903 sl.
► money → YELLOWBOYS Bk1903 sl.
► money → YENNOMS Bk1903 back sl.
► money → CHING 1904 Amer. sl.
► money, usually stolen; cash → DARB 1904 US criminals’ sl.
► money → MAZUMA 1904 US sl.
► money → MAZUME 1904 US sl.
► a large amount of money; esp. money used as a bribe → POULTICE 1904 Aust. sl.
► a small amount of money → SHOESTRING 1904 sl., orig. US
► money → BULLET Bk1904 Amer. college sl.
► money → STUMP Bk1904 sl.
► money, cash → OSCAR (ASCHE) • OSCAR ASH 1905 Aust. rhyming. sl.
► pocket-money; money kept in the pocket so as to never be without money and to show one’s respectability → MENSE-MONEY • MENSE-PENNY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► a place for coining money; a mint → MILLERY Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► money saved by a wife unknown to her husband → MOON-DARK Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► small paper currency → SHINPLASTER Bk1905 Amer. dial.
► money → TILL Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► money → YAFFLE •YAFFUL Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► money in small coins → JINGLE 1906 Aust. sl.
► money → DOUBLOONS 1908 jocular usage
► a small pouch or bag worn esp. beneath clothing and containing emergency funds (esp. used among travelling performers) → GROUCH BAG 1908 Amer. dial.
► the amount of money required for a venture; set-up or overhead costs → NUT 1909 US sl.
► unearned or unexpected money → GRAVY 1910 sl.
► money → OATS FOR THE DONKEY c1910 motor trade imperfect rhyming sl.
► money that is gained through a minimal amount of effort, and is available for purely pleasurable expenditure → MONEY FOR DIRT • MONEY FOR DUST • MONEY FOR JAM 1910s sl., orig. military usage
► a large amount of money → PACKAGE 1910s sl.
► a large amount of money → PACKET 1910s sl.
► money → BAWBEES Bk1911 Sc.
► a goodly sum of money → BONNY PENNY Bk1911 Sc.
► money → KALE 1912 Amer. sl.
► money in excess of what is expected → VELVET Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
► money → SCRATCH 1914 sl., orig. US
► a worthless coin or money → WOODEN MONEY 1915 US sl.
► a worthless coin or money → WOODEN NICKEL 1915 US sl
► small change → SHRAP c1915 NZ sl.
► small change → SHRAPNEL c1915 NZ sl.
► money contributed to the war loans → SILVER BULLETS 1916 journalistic colloq.
► money → ALFALFA 1917 US circus & carnival usage
► money, but not a large quantity → GRUBBING • GRUBBINS 1917 Amer. sl.
► money; a trivial amount of money → BRASS RAZOO 1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
► money; a trivial amount of money → RAZOO 1919 Aust. & NZ sl.
► money → COCONUTS 1920s US sl.
► a reserve of money → KITTY 1920s sl.
► money, a banknote → MINT LEAF 1920s US sl.
► money, a banknote → MINT TICKET 1920s US sl.
► money → OOT 1920s Aust. sl.
► money that is earned quickly and possibly illicitly → QUICK QUID 1920s Aust. sl.
► money earned in addition to one’s regular job → SIDE-MONEY 1920s US sl.
► a metaphorical place devoted to borrowing or begging money → TAP CITY 1920s sl.
► money → WHAT IT TAKES 1920s sl. orig. US
► money carried by a women in case she wants to return home from a date without her escort → MAD MONEY 1922 colloq.
► money for use in an emergency or in any unexpected eventuality → MAD MONEY 1922 colloq.
► money that is surplus to one’s normal requirements and which may be spent on a whim → MAD MONEY 1922 colloq.
► an enormous amount of money → AN ARM AND A LEG 1924 colloq.
► money → DIRT 1925 criminals’ sl.
► money; applied esp. to money in silver coins → SNOW 1925 sl.
► money → DO-RE-MI • DOUGH-REY-ME 1926 US sl.
► a large amount of money → HEAVY SUGAR 1926 US sl.
► money; one’s bankroll → POKE 1926 Amer. sl.
► no money whatever → NOT A BEAN 1928 sl.
► money → ODAY 1928 US Pig Latin for ‘dough’
► money → LETTUCE 1929 sl., orig. US
► any sum of money; a share of the money accruing from an enterprise; esp. a bribe or pay-off → NUT 1929 US sl.
► a large amount of money → QUIDS 1930 Aust.
► money that has been obtained without effort → CAKEWALK 1930s sl.
► money → CHAFF 1930s Aust. sl.
► money → MOLA 1930s sl., orig. US
► money → MULLA 1930s sl., orig. US
► money, cash → NELSON EDDIES 1930s rhyming sl. for readies’
► a large-denomination bill that encloses a roll of lesser denominations → WRAPPER 1930s US criminals’ sl.
► money → POTATOES 1931 US sl.
► plenty of money → LOVELY MONEY c1931 Brit. sl.
► money; a trivial amount of money → CRACKER 1934 Aust. & NZ sl.
► a small amount of money → PEANUTS 1934 Amer. sl.
► money → CUSH Bk1934 college sl.
► money → SUDS Bk1934 college sl.
► money in bank and/or currency notes → READIES 1935 sl., orig. bank clerks’ usage
► a large amount of money; often applied specifically to a large amount won in gambling → MOTSA • MOTSER • MOTZA • MOTZER 1936 Aust. sl.
► money; usually applied to bank notes → REDDIES 1937 sl.
► money which is not what it seems to be, esp. counterfeit currency or assets amassed unscrupulously → FUNNY MONEY 1938 sl., orig. US
► money, coins, notes → ACKERS • AKKA(S) • AKKERS 1939 Brit. services’ sl.
► money, paper money → CABBAGE LEAF • CABBAGE LEAVES 1939 US sl.
► money → HAY 1939 Aust. sl.
► money → MOOLA(H) 1939 sl., orig. US
► money → CHINA 1940 Amer. sl.
► money, cash → BEATER 1940s African-American sl.
► a quick line used to gain sympathy from someone who has money that can be borrowed → BLITZKRIEG 1940s US Army usage
► money → BUTTON 1940s US African-American & college sl.
► a very small amount of money → CHICKEN SCRATCH 1940s African-American sl.
► money that is earned quickly and possibly illicitly → FAST QUID 1940s sl., orig. US
► a large amount of money → MINTFUL 1940s sl.
► money → PAISA • PIESA • PISA 1940s W. Indies sl.
► a large amount of money; substantial wealth → TALL MONEY 1940s African-American sl.
► money, a note → UNCLE SAM’S I.O.U. 1940s sl.
► worthless paper money such as counterfeit notes → WALLPAPER 1940s US sl.
► money for a really rainy day → GROUCH MONEY 1941 Amer. travelling performers usage
► a piece of paper money, esp. a dollar bill; a dollar → TOADHIDE 1941 Amer. dial.
► money → LOLLY 1943 Brit. sl.
► money → LOOT 1943 sl.
► money → POPPY 1943 sl.
► money → DEAD PRESIDENTS 1944 US sl.
► a large amount of money → ROLL JACK RICE COULDN’T JUMP OVER 1945 Aust. sl.
► money → MOO 1945 sl.
► a large amount of money → MEGABUCKS 1946 sl., orig. US
► money → KICK 1947 US sl.
► a considerable amount of money → LONG DOUGH 1947 Amer. dial.
► paper money → ALLIGATOR SKINS 1949 US sl.
► money that is easily earned, esp. if done so illicitly → FAST BUCK 1949 US sl.
► money, paper money → CRACKLE M20 sl.
► money, paper money → CRINKLE M20 Brit. sl.
► a money pouch or purse → BOODLE BAG 1950 Amer. dial.
► paper money in denominations of $5 or greater → COURSE NOTE 1950 US sl.
► money → SILK 1950 US sl.
► money → WHISTLE (AND TOOT) 1950 UK rhyming sl. for ‘loot’
► money → WHISTLE AND FLUTE 1950 UK rhyming sl. for ‘toot’ (loot)
► a large amount of money, esp. as earned by performers or stolen by criminals, or as a large, but non-specific price → BIG BUCK(S) 1950s sl., orig. US
► money → CHAMPAGNE COUPONS 1950s sl.
► a small amount of money → CHUMP CHANGE 1950s African-American sl.
► money, esp. a roll of bills → GREEN SHIT 1950s African-American sl.
► money → KANGA 1950s Aust. rhyming sl. (Kangaroo = ‘screw’)
► money in general → NICKER 1950s sl.
► instantly available money → QUICK 1950s African-American sl.
► money → TACK 1950s sl.
► money → LUSH GREEN 1951 US sl.
► money → NEGOTIABLE GRASS 1951 US sl.
► plenty of money → READY-COME-DOWN 1952 Amer. dial.
► money → WONG 1953 UK sl.
► money → WONGA • WONGER 1953 UK sl.
► money; a trivial amount of money → ZAC • ZACK • ZAK 1953 Aust. sl.
► money → CHICKEN CORN 1954 Amer. dial.
► money; a dollar → KALA 1955 Hawaii
► a large amount of money → BOMB 1958 Brit. sl.
► money paid (illegally) to someone who has made it possible for you too do something → KICKBACK 1958 sl., orig. US
► a roll of notes of which only those on the very top and bottom are genuine, the rest being paper trimmed to fit and bulk out the roll  → TOPS AND BOTTOMS 1959 UK sl.
► money → BEGGAR BOY’S ARSE • BEGGAR BOY’S ASS 1960 UK rhyming sl. for ‘brass’
► money → WHITE 1960 sl.
► money, esp. a bill → BUTTER SKIN c1960 Amer. sl.
► money → APPLE 1960s African-American sl.
► money, possessions → GAME 1960s US sl.
► money → MEASURES 1960s sl.
► money → MEDZERS 1960s sl.
► a million of money → MIL 1960s sl.
► a roll of paper money kept in the pocket → POCKET ROLL 1960s African-American sl.
► money → MUSH 1962 UK sl.
► money, a good deal of money → CAKE(S) 1965 African-American sl.
► a great deal of money → BOODLE 1965 Amer. dial.
► worthless money → NO-COUNT 1965 Amer. dial.
► worthless money → PEWTER (MONEY) 1965 Amer. dial.
► a roll of money → SWAB 1965 US sl.
► a piece of paper currency → WILLY 1965 Amer. dial.
► a coin or currency note bearing the likeness of Abraham Lincoln → ABE 1966 Amer. dial.
► money → BACKS 1966 Amer. sl.
► money → BUCKSKIN 1966 Amer. dial.
► a wad of money → BUN 1966 Amer. dial.
► money → CAT HAIR 1966 Amer. dial.
► a wad of paper money → COW CUD 1966 Amer. dial.
► what you keep your money in when you carry it around with you → HANDBOOK 1966 Amer. dial.
► money → SILVER 1966 US sl.
► money → SKULLY 1966 Amer. dial.
► money to be used for no particular purpose, money for a good time → CAKE MONEY 1967 Amer. dial.
► money → CONQUE 1967 Amer. dial.
► money → MAZUKA 1967 Amer. dial.
► worthless money → DEAD SOLDIERS 1968 Amer. dial.
► money → JINGLE 1968 Amer. dial.
► money → PENG 1968 Amer. dial.
► money → PENGER 1968 Amer. dial.
► a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes , giving the impression of a great deal of money → PHILADELPHIA BANKROLL 1968 US sl.
► money → CORN 1969 Amer. dial.
► money set aside to cover expenses incurred in the event of an arrest → FALL SCRATCH 1969 US sl.
► badly in need of funds → CASE OF THE SHORTS Bk1969 US students’ sl.
► a great deal of money → LONG BREAD 1970 Amer. dial.
► the highest sum of money offered or given → TOP DOLLAR 1970 US sl.
► money → GEETS Bk1970 US students’ sl.
► stolen money → GRAND THEFT Bk1970 US sl.
► extra spending money → TIT-MONEY Bk1970 US students’ sl.
► money, esp. as a loan or a contribution → LAS 1970s S. Afr. sl.
► money → MAGAGEBA 1970s S. Afr. Black usage
► money → LACE 1971 US sl.
► a lot of money → LONG GREEN 1971 Amer. dial.
► ready money → FAMILY JEWELS 1972 sl.
► money → LINE 1972 US sl.
► a single large-denomination note wrapped around small denomination notes , giving the impression of a great deal of money  → PHILADELPHIA ROLL 1972 US sl.
► a packet of money kept inside the brassiere by elderly women when travelling → BOSOM FRIEND 1973 Amer. dial.
► an investment or other source of money that pays regularly and well → CASH COW 1974 US
► a small amount of money; a few pieces of change or silver money → CRUMBS Bk1974 Amer. sl.
► money → FOLDING Bk1974 Amer. sl.
► money, paper banknotes, as opposed to coins; a comparatively large amount of money → FOLDING CABBAGE • FOLDING GREEN • FOLDING LETTUCE • FOLDING MONEY Bk1974 Amer. sl.
► money → BARK Bk1975 US sl.
► money → BOB Bk1975 US sl.
► money, esp. that identified as earnings → HARD-EARNED 1975 sl.
► money; esp. a small, insignificant sum of money → ALFALFA Bk1975 US sl.
► money, esp. coins or small change → BEEWY Bk1975 US Navy usage
► money borrowed informally from a friend → ANGEL DUST 1976 US sl.
► money, cash → SAUSAGE AND MASH 1976 UK rhyming sl.
► money → SWAG 1976 US sl.
► a wad of banknotes; generally, a significant amount of money → WEDGE 1977 Brit. sl., orig. criminals’ sl.
► a non-specific amount of money (pre-1971, a ‘bob’ was a shilling) → COUPLE OF BOB 1980 UK sl.
► money → BEER-TOKENS 1980s UK students’ sl.
► money; dollar bills → BILLIES 1980s US sl.
► money → BUFF 1980s drug culture sl.
► a large amount of money → COD 1980s drug culture sl.
► money, esp. obtained illegally, and requiring laundering → KIWASH 1980s US sl.
► a business, such as a casino, in which money has been gained through criminal activities can be decriminalized → LAUNDROMAT • LAUNDRY 1980s sl.
► a concealing money on one’s person → TANKING 1980s UK tramps’ sl.
► money → WALLPAPER 1980s drug culture sl.
► money, esp. a first payment, investment, etc. → WHIP-OUT 1980s sl.
► a roll of money in which the top several notes are real large-denomination notes and the rest are counterfeit, plain paper, or small-denomination notes → GYPSY BANKROLL 1981 US sl.
► a quasi-coercive request for money → DING 1982 US sl.
► money → GUSTO 1984 US sl.
► money → BACON 1986 Amer. sl.
► an absurdly large amount of money → FUNNY MONEY 1986
► money → BUGS (BUNNY) 1989 Aust. rhyming sl.
► money → BUGSY 1989 Aust. rhyming sl. (Bugs Bunny)
► money → GOLDEN OINTMENT 1989 Aust. sl.
► a large bankroll → ARMY 1990 US sl.
► money → LOVELY JUBBLY 1990 Brit. sl.
► money → DIVIDENDS 1990s US college sl.
► very much money → GIGABUCKS 1990s Amer. sl.
► money → INS 1990s US college sl.
► money → K 1990s US students’ sl.
► money → MAAS 1990s W. Indies sl.
► money → MAIL 1990s African-American teen sl.
► money → PAPES 1990s sl., orig. African-American
► a mania for money or wealth → CHREMATOMANIA Bk1991
► fear or dislike of money or wealth → CHROMETOPHOBIA Bk1991
► money → BOLLERS 1993 UK sl.
► money → FIVER-FINGER 1996 UK sl.
► money → DUCKS 1997 US sl.
► money; currency notes → PAPERWORK 1997 UK sl.
► money → SNAPS 1997 US sl.
► money → STACK 1997 US sl.
► money → EASTER BUNNY 1998 UK rhyming sl.
► silly money → MONKEY MONEY 1999 UK sl.
► money → AXLEGREASE Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► a large amount of money → BIG BICKIES Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► paper money → FOLDING STUFF Bk1999 Aust. sl.
► money → COLLATS 2000 UK sl. (‘collateral’)
► money earned in illegal ways → SKULL MONEY 2000 UK sl.
► money → DOWNS 2000s African-American sl.
► money → ECO 2000s African-American sl.
► money → MOZZARELLA 2000s African-American sl.
► a large amount of money → RACK 2000s African-American sl.
► money → ROGAN GOSH 2000s rhyming sl. for ‘dosh’
► money → TANK 2000s sl.
► money → YAYO 2000s African American & drug culture sl.
► small change → ODDS 2002 UK sl.
► money → BENJAMINS 2003 US sl.
► money → GABINS 2003 Trinidad and Tobago
► money containing tear gas and/or dye kept in a bank to be given to bank robbers → TRAP MONEY 2004 US sl.
► money → YARDAGE 2005 US sl.
► paper money; a bill → BILLIE • BILLY Bk2006 US sl.
► a small amount of money → BIRDSEED Bk2006 US sl.
► money; cash; dollars → BONES Bk2006 US sl.
► money → BUCKAGE Bk2006 US sl.
► money; cash → CHEDDA • CHEDDAR Bk2006 US sl.
► a good source of money → DEEP POCKETS Bk2006 US sl.
► money → DOOWACKY Bk2006 US sl.
► a lot of money → FAT SKRILL Bk2006 US sl.
► money → FETTIE Bk2006 US street sl.
► money, paper banknotes, as opposed to coins → FOLDING STUFF Bk2006 US sl.
► money → BROCCOLI Bk2007 sl.

NOUNS, PERSON  (also see MONEY-DEALER, MONEY-LENDER)
► a person who earns or accumulates much money; a person who is skilled in, or intent upon, making or accumulating money → MONEY-MAKER a1450
► a person whose business is exchanging money from one form to another, esp. one who buys and sells foreign currency; a money-changer; later, one who dealt in bills of exchange, giving drafts and making remittances → BANKER 1484
► a person whose business is lending money at interest; a money-lender → BANKER 1526 obs.
► a money-changer → TABLER c1550 obs.
► a lover of money → MONEY-MAN 1585 obs.
► a person who counts money → MONEY TELLER 1594 obs.
► a person greedy for money; a grasping person; an extortioner → PURSE-LEECH 1598 obs.
► a person who has charge of or manages money → BAG-BEARER 1598
► a person who seeks to obtain money → MONEY-CATCHER 1599 rare
► a person who craves money → MONEY-THIRSTER 1611 obs.
► a lover of money; a covetous person → PHILARGYRIST 1633 obs.
► a person who hoards wealth, and spends as little money as possible → MONEY-MISER 1650 obs.
► a person who drains away one’s supply of money → MONEY-SUCKER 1653 depreciative usage
► a citizen cheated of his gold → JASON’S FLEECE 1690 cant
► a person who worships money → MONETIST 1707 obs.
► a person who is sordidly intent on amassing money; an avaricious person → MONEY-GRUB 1768
► a person who alters the face value of banknotes, cheques, bills, etc. → FIGURE-DANCER L18 sl.
► a lover of money → MONEYBAGS E19 sl.
► a money-making man; a hoarder of wealth → GEAR-GATHERER 1825 
► a person who generates a great deal of money → MONEY-SPINNER 1825
► a person who makes a lot of money → MONEY-MACHINE 1833
► a person greedy for money → MONEY-CORMORANT 1840
► anyone who has money → BARON 1841 sl.
► a boy who has spent all his pocket-money → BROSIER 1850 Eton sl.
► a collector of money; a person who collects money for a street entertainer → NOBBER 1890 Brit. sl.
► a fortune-hunter → MONEY-LATER Bk1873 Eng. dial.
► a lover of money → MONEY-HUGGER Bk1873 Eng. dial.
► a money-saver → MONEY-SCRAT Bk1873 Eng. dial.
► a supplier of money; ‘the goose that lays the golden eggs’ → OOF-BIRD 1888 sl.
► a person who has more money than brains → HIGHMADANDY 20C Ulster sl.
► a person who is good at amassing money → BEANRAKER 1903 Aust. sl.
► a person who exchanges money; a money-changer → WISSLER Bk1905 Sc.
► a person who is greedily intent on accumulating money; a money-grubber → SCRATCHER Bk1904 Eng. dial.
► a money saver → MONEY-SCRAT Bk1905 Eng. dial.
► a person who has money to spend, and uses it on the assembled company → CAPTAIN 1920s sl.
► a person who has money to spend, and uses it on the assembled company → SKIPPER 1920s sl.
► a person who supplies money without getting anything in return → ANGEL 1924 Amer. sl.
► a female whose romantic interest in a man is overshadowed by her interest in his financial worth → MINK 1960 US sl.
► a person who is motivated by money, a mercenary person → BREADHEAD 1960s sl.
► a person who has money to spend and uses it on the assembled company → WHALE IN THE BAY 1960s Aust. sl.
► a person who places emphasis on monetary matters or the money supply; esp. one who advocates tight control of the money supply as an essential counter-inflationary measure or policy → MONETARIST 1961
► a person who saves in a mean way, or is greedy in money matters → BEAT 1965 Amer. dial.
► anyone keen on (and successful in) making a great deal of money → FAST-BUCK ARTIST • FAST-BUCK GUY 1977 US sl.
► a person involved in making or earning money, often in a sordid or illicit manner → MONEY-MONGER Bk1988 Aust. sl.
► a person who can be easily persuaded to give up money → RAG BAG 1990s sl.
► a person who can be easily persuaded to give up money → RAG DOLL 1990s sl.
► a person who is looking for money, usually a drug dealer → PAPER CHASER 2000s African-American sl.

PHRASES
1586 ► MONEY TALKS money is very powerful → sl.
..L16 ► MONEY MAKES THE MARE TO GO money can do most things → colloq.
1696 ► THE RIBBIN RUNS THICK ‘the breeches are well lined’ (there’s plenty of money) → sl.
1696 ► THE RIBBIN RUNS THIN there’s little money → sl.
1708 ► MY RIGHT HAND ITCHES I shall receive money → sl.
.M18 ► THE CAPTAIN IS NOT AT HOME I have no money → sl.
1844 ► MONEY ENOUGH TO CHOKE A HORSE a large amount of money → Amer. dial.
1895 ► ENOUGH MONEY TO BURN A WET MULE a great deal of money → US sl.
..20C ► THE CAKE IS GETTING THIN one’s money is running short → Cockney’s usage
1965 ► MONEY GOING TO BED a great deal of money → Amer. dial.
1970 ► AIN’T LONG ENOUGH not enough, insufficient; said of money → African-American sl.
1999 ► NOT HAVE A BRASS RAZOO not have even the smallest amount of money → Aust. sl. (Bk.)