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wedge
noun- a thick fold of currency notes; money in general UK, 1977
In the C18 and C19 “wedge” meant both “money” and “silver”; however, these senses were obsolete long before the current usages. The modern derivation comes from folded banknotes which form a wedge shape; hence the coincidental generic usage. - [S]he’d started going up Stringfellows on the prowl for someone older with a bit of wedge. — Greg Williams, Diamond Geezers, p. 157, 1997
- And everyone had their money–the workers with their wages, the drug dealers with their wedges, gamblers with their winnings, etc. — Dave Courtney, Raving Lunacy, p. 98, 2000
- You flush, mate, to weigh me on [repay] that bit of wedge? — Jimmy Stockin, On The Cobbles, p. 96, 2000
- [W]hen the establishment Mafioso realise how much gilt, paper, cashish, wonga, wedge, corn, cutter, loot, spondos, dollar, readies, shillings, folding, dough, money is on offer — J.J. Connolly, Layer Cake, p. 94, 2000
- I’m strictly an electrical appliance man: they yield the most amount of wedge for the least amount of bulk[.] — Danny King, The Burglar Diaries, p. 2, 2001
- one hundred pounds UK
- Ton, wedge[.] — Brian McDonald (writing of 1960s’ London underground, Elephant Boys, p. 203, 2000
- a dose of LSD; LSD US, 1971
- — US Department of Justice, Street Terms, October 1994
- in drag racing, an engine with a combustion chamber that is shaped like a wedge US
- Meanwhile, Chevrolet introduced its W-block 348-ci V-8, which featured the wedge for combustion chambers that were built into the block instead of the heads. — Edwin J. Sanow, Encyclopedia of American Police Cars, p. 50, 1999
- a car US, 1951
Teen slang. - — Newsweek, p. 28, 8 October 1951
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