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


Money

Bugs Bunny


Money

Bunse


Nicker

Alan Whicker


Penny

Abergavenny


Pools

April Fools


Pound (currency)

Quid


Safe

Adam Faith


Score

Bobby Moore


Score

Jude Law


Shilling

Able and Willing


Shilling

John Dillon


Ten

Uncle Ben


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