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quid
noun- a pound sterling; pounds sterling UK, 1688
Deriving perhaps from Latin quid (what?), later suggesting “the wherewithal”. Note too UK dialect quid (a wad of tobacco). The quid has survived decimalisation (1971) and several centuries of inflation; originally coined as “a guinea” (1 pound, 1 shilling), in C19 it became “a sovereign”. - She’s got a nice few quid saved up for when I get out [of prison]. — Frank Norman, Bang to Rights, p. 58, 1958
- Two fucking quid that toothbrush cost me[.] — Paul Fraser and Shane Meadows, TwentyFourSeven, p. 10, 1997
- some money AUSTRALIA
Still in use despite the fact that pounds went out in 1966 when Australia changed over to decimal currency (dollars and cents). - — Bob Ellis and Anne Brooksbank, Mad Dog Morgan, p. 120, 1976
- That visit cost you $120, so when I get a few quid again, I’ll be sure to see that you get the $120 back. — Ray Denning, Prison Diaries, p. 60, 1978
- — Joe Andersen, Winners Can Laugh, p. 43, 1982
- I was desperate for a quid at that time and I didn’t care who knew it. — Roy Higgins and Tom Prior, The Jockey Who Laughed, p. 65, 1982
- He’s pretty genuine, and if he borrows a quid off you he’ll pay you back. — Sandra Jobson, Blokes, p. 37, 1984
- five dollars US
If a pound is five dollars, so must be a quid. - — George Percy, The Language of Poker, p. 72, 1988
▶ not the full quid
without a full complement of intelligence AUSTRALIA, 1944- — Jim Ramsay, Cop It Sweet!, p. 75, 1977
- That’s Mawbey...he’s no good...I mean he’s not the full quid. — Angelo Loukakis, For the Patriarch, p. 151, 1981
- The interviewer–Ray or maybe Bill–pursued a line of questioning which suggested that anyone who would scream “I Am A Lonesome Cowboy” couldn’t be quite the full quid on the football field. — Sydney Morning Herald, p. 16, 21 March 1984
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