WALLET
NOUNS
► BILLBOOK a pocketbook → 1895 Amer. dial.
► BILLFOLD a pocketbook to carry folded paper money; a wallet → 1950 Amer. dial.
► BILLFOLDER a pocketbook to carry folded paper money; a wallet → 1909 Amer. dial.
► BOUNCING WALLET a wallet containing contraceptives → 1966 US students’ sl. (Bk.)
► BUDGET a pouch or wallet; a package, a bundle → 1818 Amer. dial.
► DUMMY a wallet, a pocketbook, esp. when viewed as a target for a thief → 1785 sl.
► GABERLUNZIE a wallet or bag carried by beggars → 1808 Sc. obs.
► HANGER a wallet protruding from a pocket or purse, thus ripe for pickpocketing → 1920 US criminals’ sl.
► MAIL a bag, pack, or wallet; a travelling bag → 1205
► MONK BAG a small leather wallet or purse worn around the neck, tucked out of sight → 1841 Amer. sl., chiefly nautical
► MONKEY BAG a small leather wallet or purse worn around the neck, tucked out of sight → 1847 Amer. sl., chiefly nautical
► OKEY ► OKEY-DOKE a wallet, esp. its contents → 1934 criminals’ sl. UK rhyming sl. for ‘poke’
► POGUE a bag or purse; a wallet → 1812 criminals’ sl.
► POKE a wallet, pocket, or purse → 1859 Amer. sl.
► READER a wallet or pocket-book → 17C criminals’ sl.
► SKIN a pocketbook, wallet, etc. → 1790 Amer. sl.
► WHIPPY a wallet → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
► WILLY a wallet → 1984 Aust. colloq. (Bk.)
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