simoleon

si·mo·le·on

[suh-moh-lee-uhn]
noun Slang.
a dollar.

Origin:
1895–1900, Americanism; origin uncertain

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simoleon
slang for "a dollar," 1895, Amer.Eng., of unknown origin; related sambolio is attested from 1886.
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Simoleon is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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simoleon definition

[sɪˈmoliən]
  1. n.
    a dollar. (Underworld.) : For only one simoleon, you get a ticket to the greatest show on earth.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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