smackeroo
9.9
A dollar used in the United States
- noun
- /smækəˈru/
- Archaic
:
pasta
- I never heard him talk fast or use words like smackeroo and moolah.
Examples
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I found a crisp smackeroo in my coat pocket from last year.
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He saved up a few smackeros to buy a new guitar.
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That new job pays me a good smackeroo every week.
Synonyms
72
1.0
A piece of paper money worth one US dollar
refers to one unit of money in slang rather than the physical note
5
9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
is slang for one unit specifically rather than general cash
5
9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
usually denotes a single monetary unit in casual speech
1
9.9
An informal word for money
means a single unit when used to name one monetary amount
9.9
Paper money and coins that you can spend
names specifically one unit rather than money in general
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Smackeroo probably comes from the common word smack ('a quick hit' or 'sharp sound') with the playful ending -eroo. Words like smacker have been used for 'a coin' or 'a dollar', so smackeroo is an informal name for a small unit of money.