Money
Posted by James Briggs on November 06, 2002
In Reply to: Money posted by Niki on November 06, 2002
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: Why in Pound sterling is £500 sometimes called a monkey?
My Dictionary of Slang says "c19. origin unknown". Pity.
It also says that the term applies to dollars. Is this true?
- Money Bruce Kahl 11/06/02
- Monkey = £500 or £50,000 R. Berg 11/06/02
- Monkey = £500 or £50,000 Kit 11/13/02
- Monkey = £500 or £50,000 R. Berg 11/06/02