Cockney Rhyming Slang for Money

There’s scads of Cockney slang for money. Much of it derives from the designs on the notes – five pounds, ten pounds, twenty pounds. The first things you have to know are that five pounds is a fiver, and ten pounds is a tenner. Then you must learn the main money values: £20 is a score, £25 is a pony, £100 is a ton, £500 is a monkey, and £1000 is a grand. Here is the complete list of Cockney money slang. If you’ve got any more, sling ’em over!

Cockney money slang dictionary


50 pence

Cow’s Calf


50 pounds

Bullseye


500 pounds

Monkey


750

Gorilla


Bank

Fish Tank


Bank

Iron Tank


Bet

Jumbo Jet


Bounced cheque

Rubber Gregory


Cheque

Kite


Cheque

Gregory Peck


Cheque

Ant and Dec


Dole

Jam Roll


Dole (welfare)

Nat King Cole


Earner

Bunsen Burner


Fifty

Nifty


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