Money Slang Special - What's the meaning of Fiver, Tenner and Bluey in British Slang?
What is a fiver in British money?
The smallest value note in the UK is a 5 pound note (£5). This is commonly called a fiver. However, people can also use this term to describe 5 pounds as an amount. For example “I think the ticket costs about a fiver”.
A five pound note is also sometimes referred to as a bluey for the obvious reason that they used to be the colour blue. In cockney rhyming slang five pounds can also be referred to as a deep sea diver, rhythming with fiver, however this is not a common slang term. Just a fun one!
Eventually, Hazel establishes another warren on the Belt, made up of rabbits from Watership Down and Woundwort's Efrafa Warren. Fiver, the runt brother in Hazel's litter. Although he is physically weaker than the others, Fiver can see the future, often clouded in myth, allegory, and allusion.
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.
The Royal Bank of Scotland £5 note, also known as a fiver, is a sterling banknote. It is the second smallest denomination of banknote issued by The Royal Bank of Scotland. The current polymer note, first issued in 2016, bears an image of author Nan Shepherd on the obverse and a pair of mackerel on the reverse.
A fiver with an engraving of footballer Harry Kane has been valued at £50,000 - but don't be tempted to create your own art on a banknote because it could cost you up to £200. Six £5 notes with the image of the England striker have been created and released into circulation by micro-engraver Graham Short.
A Lady Godiva is Cockney rhyming slang for a 'fiver' or five pound note. Whether you have a Lady Godiva, an Ayrton Senna or a Horn of Plenty, they are all different types of Nelson or sausage.
British terms of endearment: 'Sweetheart', 'love', 'darling'... What do you call your loved one? An important part of the process of falling in love is creating our own little world, and our language plays a big role in that.
