On this page you'll find 46 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to rich person, such as: baron, big shot, deep pocket, magnate, moneybags, and moneyed person.
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December 3, 2022 by Polly The most common British slang terms for rich are loaded, minted, and wadded. These are by far the most universal and commonly used slang terms in Britain meaning rich. You might hear others, such as "flush". But for most Brits, "minted" or "loaded" are often more than adequate.
The terms plutocrat and plutocracy are almost always used in a critical or derogatory way. Plutocrats are a small, rich group of people within a larger society that rule or exert control (sometimes indirectly or secretly) using their money.
The Old English word wela, via the Middle English welth, meaning "happiness and prosperity in abundance," is the source of our noun wealth. Although the Middle English wele meant "well-being," the word referred primarily to money and possessions.
Cockney Money Slang
The first things you gotta learn are that five pounds is a fiver, and ten pounds is a tenner. Then you gotta know the key money values: £20 is a Score, £25 is a Pony, £100 is a Ton, £500 is a Monkey, and £1000 is a Grand.
"The rich get richer and the poor get poorer" is an aphorism attributed to Percy Bysshe Shelley.
Animals, too, figured in the dialogue with 25 quid or dollars known as a ''pony'' while $500 was a ''monkey'' and $1000 a ''gorilla''.
For example, both Canadians and Americans refer to a $100 note as a C-note, but an American might refer to it as a Benjamin, after its portrait of Benjamin Franklin, while a Canadian might refer to it as a Borden, after its portrait of Robert Borden.
In Cockney slang "pony" means 25 £ which is "25 pounds sterling" or just "25 pounds" in common British usage.
'Lizzy' and 'liz' both come from the term 'light'. 'Lizzy' can also refer to money shortening Queen Elizabeth's name to Lizzy as her face is on banknotes. Often paired with 'Bobby' when talking about heroin, as in Whitney and Bobby Brown.
For those unfamiliar with social networking site Bebo piff means good, pee is money and pinky is £50. Then there are co-dee (friends) brehs (boys) stunting (showing off) and shifted (under arrest).
MONKEY. Meaning: London slang for £500. Derived from the 500 Rupee banknote, which featured a monkey. EXPLANATION: While this London-centric slang is entirely British, it actually stems from 19th Century India.
Among other changes, the Japanese regime introduced a new currency. Pre-war British currency remained legal tender but rapidly vanished from the open market, and by 1943 the economy operated on Japanese currency, commonly referred to as “banana” money because the ten-dollar note featured a banana plant.
grand. The word grand is used in US and UK slang to mean a thousand dollars or a thousand pounds.
A pound is a denomination of UK currency roughly equivalent to the US dollar. Quid is British slang for pound. It's used in much the same way as buck is used as a slang term for dollar—except that quid is also used for the plural, as in a few quid.
We coined a new term in our household: Giraffe money. It's a synonym for crazy rich. The etymology of giraffe money comes from a neighborhood newsletter/magazine that highlights a local family.
In the Chinese zodiac, the pig is a symbol of wealth and prosperity, and giving a piggy bank is believed to bring good luck and fortune to the recipient. The piggy bank is also seen as a practical gift, as it encourages saving and financial responsibility, which are important values in Chinese culture.
rhi·no ˈrī-(ˌ)nō informal. : money, cash. rhino.
Rhino horn is used in Traditional Chinese Medicine, but increasingly common is its use as a status symbol to display success and wealth.
nounChiefly British Slang. money; cash.
For a long time it was thought that the ancient rhino species Elasmotherium sibiricum, known as the Siberian unicorn, went extinct between 200,000 and 100,000 years ago. Now improved dating of fossil bones suggests that it survived until at least 39,000 years ago.
Bacon: The term “bacon” usually refers to smoked and cured pig and has since evolved to also refer to money. It's typically used in the phrase “bring home the bacon,” but just like the delicious meat, you can use it however you please.