wampum
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɑːmpəm/
- Archaic
- - We don't take wampum here, you know.
- much wampum
- need wampum
Examples
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The old man always spoke about his days when wampum was the currency of choice.
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Winning some wampum, ladies?
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White man been doing it for years, but much wampum needed.
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French and English want to pay with wampum and brandy.
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French and English want to buy with wampum and brandy.
Fiction book (1992) -
Now they have casinos and make a ton of wampum.
Blog text (6) -
Much wampum needed.
Fiction book (1994) -
Spend your wampum at the Great White Hair's gift shop, and skip the tummy ache from too much firewater, chief!
Blog text (21) -
I need to save up some wampum to buy a new car.
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During the negotiations, they discussed their offer in wampum and other forms of payment.
Synonyms
145
9.4
A slang word for money
119
8.6
An informal word for money that people use
99
8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
59
4.4
Things stolen from shops during chaos
29
4.6
A thick bundle of paper money
17
9.2
An informal word for money
13
9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
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9.9
Money you use to buy things
4
9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
4
8.6
Small amounts of money
4
9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
3
9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
3
9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
2
9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
2
8.6
Money that people use to buy things
2
9.9
An informal name for money someone has to spend
2
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
Paper money and coins that you can spend
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
1
9.9
A playful word children use to mean money
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
1
9.9
Informal British word for money, especially cash
Small polished shell beads used as jewelry or money
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Surface Forms
Etymology
The word wampum comes from a Native American word for shell 'beads' that people used in trade, and because those beads were used like 'money', wampum later became an informal word for 'cash'.