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money
noun- someone who is attractive, nice and generally a good catch US
Popularised as a catchphrase by the film Swingers. - — Connie Eble (Editor), UNC-CH Campus Slang, p. 5, Fall 1997
- a close friend or trusted colleague US
- — William K. Bentley and James M. Corbett, Prison Slang, p. 50, 1992
- — Rick Ayers (Editor), Berkeley High Slang Dictionary, p. 31, 2004
- in prison, anything of value in trade US
- — John R. Armore and Joseph D. Wolfe, Dictionary of Desperation, p. 40, 1976
▶ have money to burn
to be rich, to have plenty to spend US, 1896- Businesses alerted to huge profits as study shows dope users have money to burn. — Observer, 2 February 2003
▶ in the money- wealthy, especially if exceptionally so; comfortably off UK, 1902
- Mystic Meg [an astrologer] et al don’t need to look up their stars to know if they’re going to be in the money or sleeping on the streets come Wednesday. — Guardian, 18 May 2004
- in horse racing, finishing first, second or third in a race US
- — Nate Perlmutter, How to Win Money at the Races, p. 120, 1964
▶ it’s only money
said to yourself or another, as encouragement to spend or consolation, when faced with an unwanted or unexpected expense UK, 1984- “I’ll have that, yes I like that, and–wow!–I must have that”. Cost is irrelevant. Who cares if you blow $12.87. It’s only money. And keep the 13c change. — Guardian, 3 March 2003
▶ money talks and bullshit walks
used as a humorous suggestion that talk is cheap US- Money talks and bullshit walks and if the first album was a hit then we could have pressed on them, then we could have told them yes. — This is Spinal Tap, 1984
▶ money to stone dogs
a lot of money JAMAICA, 2001
Pelting anything handy at foraging stray dogs is a common habit among the poor. Collected in 2001.▶ put your money where your mouth is
to back up your words with a wager or a payment US, 1942- [A] carefully designed auction achieves this end by creating a competitive environment in which the bidders are forced to put their money where their mouth is. — New Statesman, 25 March 2002
▶ you pays your money and you takes your choice!; you pays your money!
only if you contribute to something in some manner are you entitled to hold an opinion or take advantage of that something UK
A catchphrase. Originally, and in its literal sense, a stallholder’s cry to customers, recorded in Punch in 1846. Familiarity has shortened the phrase without amending its sense.- As they say, “you pays your money”. Mine’s on Bushill Bandit in the 14.15. — Guardian, 23 November 2000
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