What is a bill slang?
slang : one hundred dollars.
bills. Dollar bills have been issued by the US government since 1862, but the slang bill is often used to specifically mean $100.
Dollar amounts are all also referred to as bucks. A five-dollar note is known colloquially as a fin, a fiver, half a sawbuck. A ten-dollar note is known colloquially as a ten-spot, a dixie, a sawbuck, or a tenner. A one hundred-dollar note is known colloquially as a C-Note or a bill (e.g. $500 is 5 bills).
(US, slang) One Hundred Dollars.
a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written: an electricity/gas/phone bill.
Bill derives from the middle English bill, itself derived from the Latin bulla, meaning sealed document, or seal. So a bill could refer to an official or formal document, quite different from a letter or manuscript, and so can refer to that chitty you get at restaurants, the draft form of laws, printed currency, etc.
"C-note" is slang for a $100 bill. The term was derived from the Roman numeral "C" for 100.
The police; a police officer. slang. A police officer.
Slang. a person's avocation, hobby, major interest, or obsession: Jazz isn't my bag. a person's mood or frame of mind: The boss is in a mean bag today.
In slang, "Word" is often used as an informal expression to confirm or acknowledge what someone has said. It's similar to saying "I agree" or "I understand." For example, if someone tells you a story, you might respond with "Word" to indicate that you've heard and understood what they said.
What is the modern meaning of bill?
a request for payment of money owed, or the piece of paper on which it is written: an electricity/gas/phone bill. bill for They sent us a bill for the work they had done.
If you bill someone for goods or services you have provided them with, you give or send them a bill stating how much money they owe you for these goods or services. Are you going to bill me for this? Synonyms: charge, debit, invoice, send a statement to More Synonyms of bill. 3. countable noun.
"Five large" and "five grand" are like two peas in a pod—they both mean the exact same thing. They're slang for five thousand dollars. That's $5,000, folks.
In the United States, for instance, a pony is sometimes used to represent $25.
Sawbuck is an old-fashioned slang term for a $10 bill. The phrase reportedly reflects the fact that the Roman numeral X, which resembles a wooden sawbuck, was traditionally used on U.S. $10 banknotes to denote the number 10.
Other words for bill
1. reckoning, invoice, statement. 5. bulletin, handbill, poster, placard, announcement, circular, throwaway, flier, broadside.
Growing up in South London the term 'old bill' came from Bill and Ben the flower pot men, a children's puppet show on TV. The Police always patrolled in two's, hence people would say here comes Bill & Ben which then got shortened to here comes the bill.
| DEADBEAT | 574 |
|---|---|
| FREELOADER | 10 |
| SLOW-PAY | 9 |
| SPONGER | 9 |
| MOOCHER | 8 |
C is slang for $100 dollars in the US, it derives from the same Latin word for 100 as century or centurion. The “c word". If a journalist writes, “they used the “c" word,” they would be reporting hearing an old anglo-saxon usage of a four letter word for female genitalia.
The British empire's control of India led to a number of phrases making their way across from the Raj to our shores, with a 'monkey' perhaps the most famous. Referring to £500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side.
Why is 25 a pony?
Where do the terms 'monkey' and 'pony' come from? Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.
Answer and Explanation: The British often call police officers 'bobbies. ' This comes from Sir Robert Peel, since the nickname for 'Robert' is 'Bobby. ' Early on, the first police were also known as 'Peelers,' which also comes from Sir Robert Peel's name.
One theory is that “fuzz” may come from the sound of static over police radios. It may have also come from across the pond, where British police officers are known to wear somewhat fuzzy hats. Alternatively, it could be related to the short and fuzzy haircuts new officers have upon graduation from police academy.
However, the $20 bill is sometimes referred to as a "Jackson", or a "dub".
Dirtbag {via Dictionary.com}: a dirty, unkempt or contemptible person. Dirtbag {via Urban Dictionary}: A person who is committed to a given (usually extreme) lifestyle to the point of abandoning employment and other societal norms in order to pursue said lifestyle.
