Gorilla: A colloquial term for one thousand dollars. Got at: A horse is said to have been got at when it was by any means been put in such a condition that it cannot win.
Slang. a hoodlum or thug, especially one who threatens or inflicts violence: Like any mob boss, he sent his gorillas to do the dirty work.
Perhaps obscure today, but a $50 note was a ''McGarrett'', from Hawaii Five-O. Animals, too, figured in the dialogue with 25 quid or dollars known as a ''pony'' while $500 was a ''monkey'' and $1000 a ''gorilla''.
With a title like that, you might be expecting a post about animals, but in fact it's about slang terms for money – a gorilla is £1,000, a monkey is £500 and a pony is £25.
? A monkey is $500 (formerly £500) and a gorilla $1000 (formerly £1000).
In Cockney slang "pony" means 25 £ which is "25 pounds sterling" or just "25 pounds" in common British usage. Hope this helps.
Where do the terms 'monkey' and 'pony' come from? Whilst this is not cemented in fact, the widely held belief is that the terms came from soldiers returning to Britain from India. Old Indian rupee banknotes had animals on them and it is said that the 500 rupee note had a monkey on it and the 25 rupee featured a pony.
(Cockney rhyming slang) Excrement; the act of defecation. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pony, trap.
"800-pound gorilla" is an American English expression for a person or organization so powerful that it can act without regard to the rights of others or the law.
Slang for a prison officer (kangaroo = screw). The word, is widely used in every prison in the country by cons.
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Australia's colourful bank notes are known by many colloquial names. The twenty-dollar note is referred to as a lobster, while the fifty-dollar note is called a pineapple, and don't we all want to get our hands on a few jolly green giants, that is, hundred-dollar notes?
The fifty dollar note is called a Pineapple, and a hundred dollar note a 'jolly green giant” or a lime or even a 'green tree frog'.
noun Australian slang. something unfair, esp a trickhe put a roughie over. (in horse racing) an outsider that wins.
The ? emoji means "Apes together strong." This is a quote from the 2011 film Rise of the Planet of the Apes. The quote was adopted on Reddit as a motto for ordinary people who band together to make money off the stock market.
If you're up on urban slang, you probably already know that “vanilla gorilla” is the term for a big, burly white guy.
"Gorilla" is a term used to describe a company that dominates its industry but does not necessarily have a complete monopoly. A gorilla firm achieves its dominance through exerting control over the pricing and availability of its products relative to competitors in the industry.
Female gorillas do not have any special gender based name. However, adult male gorillas are called “Silverbacks” because of the growth of silver hair on their backs and hips after the age of 12 years.
gorilla in the room (plural gorillas in the room) A problem or difficult issue that is very obvious, but is ignored for the convenience or comfort of those involved.
He also portrayed the on-screen role of WWF President from 1995 to 1997. In professional wrestling, the staging area just behind the entrance curtain at an event, a position which Marella established and where he could often be found during WWF shows late in his career, is named the "Gorilla Position" in his honor.
The term "raspberry" derives from the Cockney rhyming slang "raspberry tart" for "fart" (that is, "blowing a fart").
Definitions of ninny. a stupid foolish person. synonyms: nincompoop, poop. type of: simple, simpleton.
"Derby Kell" is old Cockney rhyming slang for belly ("Derby Kelly"). "Blow out your kite" means "fill your stomach". It uses the word kite (also kyte), a dialect word, originally derived from an Old English word for the womb which, by extension, came to mean the belly.
How much is a bob in old money? A 'bob' was the slang word for a Shilling, which was worth 12 old pennies. Following decimilisation in 1971, a Shilling was worth 5 new pence. The old 'ten bob note' (10 shillings) was the equivalent of 5 Florins, or 4 Half Crowns, or 2 Crowns.
The British empire's control of India led to a number of phrases making their way across from the Raj to our shores, with a 'monkey' perhaps the most famous. Referring to £500, this term is derived from the Indian 500 Rupee note of that era, which featured a monkey on one side.
Australian slang
Australians use some fun slang words to refer to their colorful paper money. Some of these terms include prawn for the pink five dollar bill, blue swimmer for the blue 10, lobster for the red 20, and pineapple for the yellow 50.