wampum
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9.9
- noun
- /ˈwɑːmpəm/
- Archaic
:
dinero
- - 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
182
9.4
A slang word for money
149
8.6
An informal word for money that people use
104
8.3
Informal name for money used to buy things
53
4.4
Things stolen from shops during chaos
37
9.2
An informal word for money
27
4.6
A thick bundle of paper money
7
9.9
Money in the form of cash or paper bills
7
9.9
Money you use to buy things
6
9.9
A slang word for money, often cash
5
9.0
An informal, playful word for money from Spanish
5
9.9
Money you can hold, like bills or coins
3
9.9
Money in cash that people use to buy things
3
9.9
Money gained in a dishonest or unfair way
1
9.9
An informal word for money, especially dollars
1
9.9
An informal name for money someone has to spend
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
8.6
Small amounts of money
1
9.9
A large amount of cash kept for spending
1
9.9
An informal word for money
1
9.9
Money gained by dishonest or shameful means
A playful word children use to mean money
Informal British word for money, especially cash
Paper money and coins that you can spend
Money that people use to buy things
Small polished shell beads used as jewelry or money
How Much
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'.