What is a pony in money?

Pony - £25 Many Only Fools and Horses fans will probably recognise this one, anyone with a “pony” in their pocket will have the sum of £25 to spend.
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Why is 25 quid called a pony?

The word has been traced back from the late 18th century in London and has a vast range of suggestions for its etymology. By some it has been suggested that in the 18th century £25 was the typical price paid for a small horse, although historians have contested this is not accurate and far too much money.
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Why is 500 called a monkey?

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.
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What is 20 pounds in cockney slang?

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.
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How much is a pony in UK slang?

In Cockney slang "pony" means 25 £ which is "25 pounds sterling" or just "25 pounds" in common British usage. Hope this helps.
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Why is 20 pounds called a score?

The original meaning of "score" was the sense of a notch or incision (e.g. *to score a piece of paper*). Shepherds would often count their sheep by making a notch in a piece of wood for every 20 sheep, from which the meanings "a score"="twenty" and "score" = "tally" both arise.
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Why do they call it a pony?

Some distinguish between horse or pony based on its breed or phenotype, regardless of its height. The word pony derives from the old French poulenet, a diminutive of poulain meaning foal, a young, immature horse. A full-sized horse may sometimes be called a pony as a term of endearment.
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What is a bluey in money?

"A five pound note is also sometimes referred to as a bluey for the obvious reason that they used to be the colour blue.
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How much is a nicker?

nicker = a pound (£1). Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg., 'It cost me twenty nicker..' From the early 1900s, London slang, precise origin unknown.
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What is a bob in money slang?

A slang name for a shilling was a "bob" (plural as singular, as in "that cost me two bob"). The first recorded use was in a case of coining heard at the Old Bailey in 1789, when it was described as cant, "well understood among a certain set of people", but heard only among criminals and their associates.
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Why is money called cheese?

There are several theories as to why the cheesy slang cheddar is used to refer to money. According to the most popular theory, cheddar referred to government cheese found in welfare packages. From there, it was used to refer to money (i.e., benefits) from the government rather than the cheese.
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Why is a watch called a kettle?

Kettle and hob = watch

This is a confusing phrase as it doesn't rhyme with its modern-day meaning. The term means watch, which stemmed from a 'fob' watch, which was a pocket watch attached to the body with a small chain. The kettle used to boil on the hob of a stove...
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How much money is a rack?

A Rack means one thousand dollars ($1000). Racks means thousands of dollars. Racks is also sometimes used to reference having lots of money. The term “Racks” has been used by Migos, Young Thug, Joe Trufant, Kanye West, Nipsey Hussle, 21 Savage, Lil Uzi Vert, Lil Pump, and many more rappers.
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Why is a tenner called a cockle?

This story is ripe with Graham's cockneyisms, from the tetchy imperative “pack it in,” to greeting James Blake with a cheery “oi oi!” and then calling him “cockle.” That last one has a complicated etymology, born partly out of cockney rhyming slang where “cockerel and hen” means ten, so a cockle is a ten-pound note, or ...
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Why is 1000 called a bag of sand?

'Nelson Eddy's' is Cockney rhyming slang for readies (pound notes), and 'big bag of sand' means a thousand pounds (a grand). Both of these phrases belong to the vernacular of Cockney rhyming slang, a code-like way of speaking that originated in East London in the mid-19th Century.
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What is slang for white pony?

"White pony" is street slang for cocaine.
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What is a fanny minge?

vulgar term for a woman's pubic hair or genitals. bush, crotch hair, pubic hair. hair growing in the pubic area. fanny, female genital organ, female genitalia, female genitals.
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What is a lolly in money?

Lolly: This weird name for money was originally short for lollipop. It entered British slang as a term for money in the mid-20th century.
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What is cockney slang for knickers?

'Knickers' (women's underwear) in modern rhyming slang, sometimes shortened to 'Alans', from the broadcaster Alan Whicker (b. 1925). ... Introduction. Using the Dictionary. Abbreviations.
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What is a monkey in money?

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 and it has been suggested British soldiers returning home coined the phrase 'Monkey' to mean £500 and 'Pony' for £25 and the more recently used 'Bag of Sand' - grand to mean £1000 .
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What does wackadoo mean in Australia?

(slang) Crazy, wacky.
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What is the British slang for pound?

The British pound sterling (GBP) is the oldest currency used today. It is often referred to by its nickname, quid. A quid equals £1, or one pound sterling.
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What is a stallion?

: an uncastrated male horse : a male horse kept for breeding. also : a male animal (such as a dog or a sheep) kept primarily as a stud.
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What do you call a female pony?

A mare is an adult female horse or other equine.
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What is a pony in British slang?

British slang. Worthless, useless; = crap, adj. Cf.
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