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Is ’fin’, to describe a five dollar bill current slang or archaic?
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Helen_Combe wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 11:41 Is ’fin’, to describe a five dollar bill current slang or archaic?
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I've never heard of that being a slang word for a five dollar bill.
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CatInTheHat wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 13:34
Helen_Combe wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 11:41 Is ’fin’, to describe a five dollar bill current slang or archaic?
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I've never heard of that being a slang word for a five dollar bill.
Thank you, I thought that probably was the case.
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I didn't know that a five dollar bill or any bill for that matter had any slang.
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I’m learning a lot from my latest book, a Jackson is a 20 dollar bill.
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Helen_Combe wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 15:11 I’m learning a lot from my latest book, a Jackson is a 20 dollar bill.
That one is still used today.
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It's pretty common to use the names of the presidents featured on the bill as the name for that bill, instead of using the amount, but I've also never heard of "fin" as slang for any money.
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Apparently it’s German/Yiddish.
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Helen_Combe wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 11:41 Is ’fin’, to describe a five dollar bill current slang or archaic?
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FIN certainly used to be a slang word for a $5 bill. However, in the last few years, slang terms have escalated many times over. It's actually to the point where certain check sites have sprung up offering explanation. Check the Urban Dictionary! The Internet rightfully earns a great deal of the blame for these new words. All of the social media sites, as well as chat sites and cell phone chat have made shortened versions of many words more convenient to use. In addition to newly invented words, punctuation and sentence structure are also greatly involved.
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MThompson0605 wrote: 22 Jun 2018, 20:14
Helen_Combe wrote: 14 Jun 2018, 11:41 Is ’fin’, to describe a five dollar bill current slang or archaic?
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FIN certainly used to be a slang word for a $5 bill. However, in the last few years, slang terms have escalated many times over. It's actually to the point where certain check sites have sprung up offering explanation. Check the Urban Dictionary! The Internet rightfully earns a great deal of the blame for these new words. All of the social media sites, as well as chat sites and cell phone chat have made shortened versions of many words more convenient to use. In addition to newly invented words, punctuation and sentence structure are also greatly involved.
Thanks for that explanation.
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I have never heard that.
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