cabbage
- noun
- /ˈkæbɪdʒ/
- Archaic
- She just ransomed me with cabbage!
And as the kids say, I could really be using that cheddar paper stacks of cabbage.
- And as the kids say, I could really be using that cheddar paper stacks of cabbage.
Examples
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Made some nice cabbage on the Oscar Jackson fight.
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You got some cabbage for me?
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Man, they had a lot of cabbage just in first class alone.
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You said if we switched the ransom money with the cabbage, nothing would happen.
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His mother doled out cabbage.
Fiction book (2002) -
Joe reaches into his jacket and pulls out a wad of money the size of a small cabbage.
Fiction book (1992) -
Luster says, "Let's go, baby," and she gathers up the cabbage wad of money.
Fiction book (1992) -
If you've got no money now, you'll cry tears big as October cabbages.
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He pulled out a large stack of cabbage to pay for the new bike.
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After working overtime, he finally had some extra cabbage to treat himself.
Synonyms
A slang word for money
An informal word for money that people use
Informal name for money used to buy things
Things stolen from shops during chaos
An informal word for money
Money you use to buy things
A slang word for money, often cash
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
Informal word for money, often meaning cash
Money in cash that people use to buy things
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
An informal word for money, especially dollars
An informal word for money
An informal name for money someone has to spend
Small amounts of money
A large amount of cash kept for spending
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
An informal word for money or for green salad leaves
Money that people use to buy things
Antonyms
Compounds
A vegetable with long pale green leaves and thick white stalks used in Asian cooking
- Indian
A tropical tree with poisonous, smelly bark and hard wood used in traditional medicine
- Indian
A tropical tree with smelly, poisonous bark and strong wood whose bark and seeds people use as medicine
- NSFW
A tropical American tree with rough, smelly poisonous outer layer and very hard wood used in traditional medicine
A small white butterfly whose caterpillars eat cabbage and other garden plants
- New Zealand
A New Zealand tree with long narrow leaves and tall clusters of fragrant flowers
A vegetable with a long head and crisp stalks like celery used in East Asian cooking
A leafy vegetable with white stalks and dark green leaves used in Asian cooking
- Specialized
A garden plant like cabbage, broccoli or cauliflower that people grow to eat
A plant that lives for more than one year with white flowers whose leaves are eaten as greens
A small white butterfly whose caterpillars eat cabbage and other garden plants
- Australian
A floating water plant with soft triangular leaves that often forms thick mats
- UK
A wild leafy plant that is the ancestor of garden vegetables like kale or broccoli
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Etymology
The slang use of cabbage for 'money' is likely a playful extension of the vegetable's name, like other slang words such as 'lettuce' or 'greens' for cash, and a helpful way to remember it is to picture piles of green cabbage as 'money'.