a thou

a thou

A slang term for one thousand. It is pronounced like the beginning of the word "thousand," not like the archaic pronoun "thou." I could make a thou on that job easily, and then we wouldn't have to worry about money for a while.
See also: thou
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

thou

(θɑʊ)
n. one thousand. I managed to get a couple of thou from the bank, but I need a little more than that.
McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
See also:
  • thou
  • a thousand
  • by the thousand
  • picture
  • thousand
  • cakes and ale
  • never in a thousand years
  • not/never in a hundred, etc. years
  • what cheer
  • Not in a thousand years! and Never in a thousand years!
References in periodicals archive
A Thou is not to be used to further my own ends or enhance my life (although my life may certainly be enhanced in I-Thou encounters).
Certainly at the core of humanistic psychology and pastoral counseling is the need to develop a genuine positive regard for the client, to see him or her not as a case of major depression or as a narcissistic personality disorder but as a person, a Thou. If we are to be effective in our work, we must approach the client across from us as a person, not as a piece of human capital to be defined in terms of its efficacy for the corporation.
Approaching the client as a person