Top 50 slang words for money revealed including ‘shekels' and ‘spondulicks'
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BOOMERS call it "cash", while Gen Z prefer to use "paper" – this is how different ages talk about money.
A poll of 2,000 adults found Gen Z is the most likely generation to use slang terms, with 58% adopting new phrases, compared to just 19% of Boomers.
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With the way we pay for things continually evolving, so is the language we use to communicate these payments, and as such 29% believe the word "cash" may die out entirely one day.
Longstanding phrases such as "lolly" (67%), "shekels" (35%) and "folding green" (13%) are widely used by the over 65s, but are rarely recognised or used by Gen Z or Millennials.
However, terms such as "stacks" (32%) and "P's" (27%) are more commonly said by Gen Zs.
Despite the introduction of cashless payments, 71% of Brits agree the decline of cash is not inevitable, with 82% believing it's important to have it readily available.
Ross Borkett, banking director at Post Office, which commissioned the research said: 'Money, how we talk about it and how we use it, has always been a unique part of British culture.
'Such a wide range of phrases are being used for money, showing how entrenched cash still is within our society.
'Whether you need money to pay the window cleaner or own a local shop and need to deposit your daily takings, we believe cash matters, and it seems so does the public.
'While we're seeing a shift towards contactless and digital payments, this research highlights that Brits still find value in having access to cash - whether they call it 'quid' or 'coin'.'
It's not just different generations which have slang terms for money; the research also found that where you live can impact your cash vocabulary.
For example, "dosh" is most popular in the North East, while "bread" is most likely to be said by people in the South East.
But in Northern Ireland "bank" and "moolah" are popular terms.
This has resulted in more than a quarter (27%) of Brits travelling to a different part of the UK and hearing an unfamiliar term for cash.
Common ways to pick up these quirky phrases are from parents (42%) and friends (46%), according to the OnePoll data.
Dr Lynn Robson, lecturer in English Literature at Oxford University, said: 'As money has evolved from shells and coins to plastic and digital forms, so too has the language we use to describe it.
Brit top 50 terms for money
1. Cash
2. Quid
3. Fiver
4. Tenner
5. Coin
6. Notes
7. Change
8. Dosh
9. Grand (or G - £1000)
10. Dough
11. Funds
12. Bucks
13. Bills
14. Coppers
15. Bank
16. Loot
17. Ton (£100)
18. Brass
19. Bread
20. Readies
21. Wonga
22. Lolly
23. Moolah
24. Pony (£25)
25. Monkey (£500)
26. Shrapnel
27. Smackers
28. Wedge
29. Score
30. Peanuts
31. Spondulicks (or Spondoolies)
32. Squids
33. Plastic
34. Paper
35. Shekels
36. Greenbacks
37. Stacks
38. Green
39. Foldin' stuff
40. Bob / Tenners and Twenties
41. Benjamins
42. Crust
43. Ching
44. Large
45. Cheddar
46. Beans
47. Folding green
48. Bangers and mash
49. P's
50. Racks
'Despite the changes in how we pay for things, 'cash' - which has been used in our language for over 500 years - is still the most popular word for money.
"When it comes to the language of money, there are many cultural influences that can move phrases from the margins to mainstream culture.
'For example, sayings like "loot" are infiltrating conversations due to the popularity of games like Minecraft, but it is still those closest to us which have the greatest impact on our language.'
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