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Does anyone know if the word 'money' has the same slang usage in British English as it does in American?

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Originally posted by royalchicken
Does anyone know if the word 'money' has the same slang usage in British English as it does in American?
And which use receives in British English slang?

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Have you asked Mr Web?

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Originally posted by royalchicken
Does anyone know if the word 'money' has the same slang usage in British English as it does in American?
I thought that the the majority of English slang words for money originated in the USA. 'Dosh', 'dough', 'bling', to name a few. And the one that makes me cringe, 'Dollar'. Uuuuurghhhh! 😞

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Have you asked Mr Web?
Who might Mr Web be?

Edit: Just realised it's a way of saying 'Google it!', without repeating yourself so much. 😛

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Originally posted by Bowmann
Have you asked Mr Web?
It's easier to ask here than to think of how to phrase the relevant Google search. 'Money' in the States means roughly the same this as 'ace' etc. do here.

I'm writing another crossword; I want to know if it's worthwhile thinking of a clue that revolves around the fact that 'testimony' is an anagram of 'money tits'. I suppose 'minty toes' works as well...

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Originally posted by jimslyp69
I thought that the the majority of English slang words for money originated in the USA. 'Dosh', 'dough', 'bling', to name a few. And the one that makes me cringe, 'Dollar'. Uuuuurghhhh! 😞
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. 'Money' itself is an American slang term; I wondered if the word 'money' is used in the same sense in Britain.

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Originally posted by royalchicken
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. 'Money' itself is an American slang term; I wondered if the word 'money' is used in the same sense in Britain.
What does "money" mean in the US?

Money here means what you pay for things with or your wages/salary.

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Originally posted by royalchicken
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. 'Money' itself is an American slang term; I wondered if the word 'money' is used in the same sense in Britain.
Well I never knew that. Where does it derive from. Or is that what you want to know?

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He's a Yankee waving a British flag.

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Originally posted by Dr Strangelove
What does "money" mean in the US?

Money here means what you pay for things with or your wages/salary.
Watch Swingers.

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Originally posted by royalchicken
It's easier to ask here than to think of how to phrase the relevant Google search. 'Money' in the States means roughly the same this as 'ace' etc. do here.

I'm writing another crossword; I want to know if it's worthwhile thinking of a clue that revolves around the fact that 'testimony' is an anagram of 'money tits'. I suppose 'minty toes' works as well...
Hi cacky loner,

and what does "ace" etc. mean in British?

I like "minty toes".

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Originally posted by Bowmann
He's a Yankee waving a British flag.
I change my flag according to where I am, so people know roughly what time zone I'm in and whether I'm likely to move assuming I have typical sleep patterns (HA!).

My flag never indicates any special sympathy with the corresponding nation as a unit.

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Originally posted by royalchicken
I change my flag according to where I am, so people know roughly what time zone I'm in and whether I'm likely to move assuming I have typical sleep patterns (HA!).

My flag never indicates any special sympathy with the corresponding nation as a unit.
It's not waving either.

I wonder what the typical sleep pattern of an RHP member looks like.

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Originally posted by Nordlys
Hi cacky loner,

and what does "ace" etc. mean in British?

I like "minty toes".
Some British people say 'ace' the way some Americans say 'money' 😛.

It roughly means 'excellent'.

Oddly enough, I have a friend who uses 'minty' the same way, but he's Irish and I don't think that's very standard (although, again, I've heard 'mint' used by Americans in this context).