English Explanatory Dictionary

wonga

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Money.
name
  1. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Pronunciation

/ˈwɒŋɡə/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-wonga.wav

Word forms

wonga

Etymology

Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani angar (“coal”), from Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra, “charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥. The English term coal was itself used as a slang term for money in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Synonyms

ackers bees and honey blunt bones brass bread bread and honey Bugs Bunny cake cheddar cheese ching clams coin cream currency dinero dosh dough feds fedi finances flizz flow funding funds gravy gwop gwolla jack legal tender lolly lovely jubbly mazuma means money moola mozzarella muck oof ooftish paper rhino scratch scrilla shrapnel simoleons smackers smackeroos smackeroonies spend spondulicks swag wampum wonga yenom

Related words

wonga pigeon wonga-wonga

Derived words

Wonga Park
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