500 Bucks

monster · 09-22-2008, 09:04 AM

Is there an American slang term for $500?

(for example 500 quid in UK is a monkey)

lumberjim · 09-22-2008, 09:11 AM

A nickel

monster · 09-22-2008, 10:01 AM

nickers.

Cloud · 09-22-2008, 10:16 AM

not commonly, no. A nickel, which is a five cent coin, when used as slang would to me signify five dollars.

Guess I'm just cheap.

monster · 09-22-2008, 10:29 AM

I think he's just trying to confuse a poor foreigner....the big meanie.

ah well. I wrote the poem without, thanks. but I'd still be interested to know...

W.HI.P · 09-22-2008, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

Is there an American slang term for $500?

(for example 500 quid in UK is a monkey)

Half a grand

monster · 09-22-2008, 10:34 AM

thanks. No terminology of it's own then.... I'm guessing you'd be the expert -the bookies is where you find a lot of these terms in regular usage in the UK. Well that and borrowing from a friend.....

HungLikeJesus · 09-22-2008, 10:36 AM

Bills are sometimes referred to by the person on the bill. (E.g. a $100 bill is called a Franklin.)

William McKinley is on the $500 bill.

lumberjim · 09-22-2008, 10:41 AM

in my business, we're all about the monitary slang.

a buck = $100
a buck and a cooter = $125
a buck and a hay = $150
a deuce = $200
a nickel= $500
a dime = $1000
a wiz or wizzle = $1000 (derivitive form of 'G' for Grand becomes Gee Wiz shortened to wiz)
a 'cooter' or a quarter = $2500
a pair of nickels = $5500

in reference to profit on a deal, $100 is referred to as a pound. a 20 pound deal has $2000 profit.

lumberjim · 09-22-2008, 10:43 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Cloud

not commonly, no. A nickel, which is a five cent coin, when used as slang would to me signify five dollars.

Guess I'm just cheap.

a five is a 'fin'

BrianR · 09-22-2008, 10:44 AM

in general then, the slang term depends on the general dollar range of the item in question then. I hear similar terms to LJs used in the real estate field.

monster · 09-22-2008, 10:57 AM

thanks. LJ, I wondered if it was all a matter of zeros there. Unfortunately in the context I want, a nickel would be more likely to be 5c and not very impressive

i found that term fin when I was googling for an answer.

HLJ I wondered about the names on the bills -does that continue up at high as the $500. Would anyone really know what I was talking about if I said a mckinley?

Cloud · 09-22-2008, 10:58 AM

yeah, a fin and a sawbuck (a ten?), but those slang terms date back to the last century (or the one before that) and noone I know uses them in daily speech.

monster · 09-22-2008, 11:01 AM

here's a good site for British monetary slang

http://www.businessballs.com/moneysl...0and%20origins

W.HI.P · 09-22-2008, 11:07 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by monster

thanks. No terminology of it's own then.... I'm guessing you'd be the expert -the bookies is where you find a lot of these terms in regular usage in the UK. Well that and borrowing from a friend.....

Serious North American Gamblers use Bookies from England anyways.
Neither sides slangs are used... its all very straight forward.

If I were you, I'd just use terms that everyone comprehends.
You can't play around with amounts of money just to use slang.
It gives someone an excuse to do whatever profits them.
Don't trust anyone.

09-22-2008, 09:04 AM	#1
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09-22-2008, 09:11 AM	#2
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	A nickel __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-22-2008, 10:01 AM	#3
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	nickers. __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2008, 10:16 AM	#4
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	not commonly, no. A nickel, which is a five cent coin, when used as slang would to me signify five dollars. Guess I'm just cheap. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-22-2008, 10:29 AM	#5
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	I think he's just trying to confuse a poor foreigner....the big meanie. ah well. I wrote the poem without, thanks. but I'd still be interested to know... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2008, 10:34 AM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks. No terminology of it's own then.... I'm guessing you'd be the expert -the bookies is where you find a lot of these terms in regular usage in the UK. Well that and borrowing from a friend..... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2008, 10:36 AM	#8
HungLikeJesus Only looks like a disaster tourist Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: above 7,000 feet Posts: 7,208	Bills are sometimes referred to by the person on the bill. (E.g. a $100 bill is called a Franklin.) William McKinley is on the $500 bill. __________________ Keep Your Bodies Off My Lawn SteveDallas's Random Thread Picker.

09-22-2008, 10:41 AM	#9
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	in my business, we're all about the monitary slang. a buck = $100 a buck and a cooter = $125 a buck and a hay = $150 a deuce = $200 a nickel= $500 a dime = $1000 a wiz or wizzle = $1000 (derivitive form of 'G' for Grand becomes Gee Wiz shortened to wiz) a 'cooter' or a quarter = $2500 a pair of nickels = $5500 in reference to profit on a deal, $100 is referred to as a pound. a 20 pound deal has $2000 profit. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

09-22-2008, 10:44 AM	#11
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	in general then, the slang term depends on the general dollar range of the item in question then. I hear similar terms to LJs used in the real estate field. __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous

09-22-2008, 10:57 AM	#12
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	thanks. LJ, I wondered if it was all a matter of zeros there. Unfortunately in the context I want, a nickel would be more likely to be 5c and not very impressive i found that term fin when I was googling for an answer. HLJ I wondered about the names on the bills -does that continue up at high as the $500. Would anyone really know what I was talking about if I said a mckinley? __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

09-22-2008, 10:58 AM	#13
Cloud ... Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 8,360	yeah, a fin and a sawbuck (a ten?), but those slang terms date back to the last century (or the one before that) and noone I know uses them in daily speech. __________________ "Guard your honor. Let your reputation fall where it will. And outlive the bastards!"

09-22-2008, 11:01 AM	#14
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	here's a good site for British monetary slang http://www.businessballs.com/moneysl...0and%20origins __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

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