spondulicks
- noun
- /ˈspɒndʒəˌlɪks/
- Archaic
- She saved up her spondulicks to buy a new phone.
Examples
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Do you have any spondulicks on you?
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Do you have enough spondulicks for the concert tickets?
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He was short on spondulicks until payday.
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I need some spondulicks to buy groceries.
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He was short on spondulicks until payday.
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Do you have enough spondulicks for the concert tickets?
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I need some spondulicks to buy groceries.
Synonyms
An informal word for money that people use
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
An informal word for money, especially dollars
A large amount of cash kept for spending
Small amounts of money
An informal word for money
Informal British word for money, especially cash
A playful word children use to mean money
A dollar used in the United States
Antonyms
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Etymology
Spondulicks is old slang for 'money', and one idea is it comes from the shell name Spondylus, a shell once used like 'money' in ancient times. So imagining a shiny shell as payment makes it easier to remember that Spondulicks means 'cash'.