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spondulicks also spondulix (spon-DOO-liks) noun [Of unknown
origin.] It could only be a sign of money's popularity that
there are numerous slang terms to describe it. Among others,
there are moola, buck, greenback (from the color of the US
currency), simoleon, dead presidents (from the pictures of US
presidents on currency notes), bean, and dough (referring to the
buying of food). Counterfeit money could then very well be
sourdough. "Get yourself another tasty helping, as long as you
are in possession of the requisite spondulicks." Salman Rushdie;
The Ground Beneath Her Feet; Picador Books; 2000. This week's
theme: slang. What's done to children, they will do to society.
-Karl A. Menninger, psychiatrist (1893-1990) Contribute |
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