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OldBoring wrote:I think “stumble over” is also an idiom that a non-native is less likely to use, but I'm glad I'm learning it can be used this way.
It's just a general thread; ask all the questions you want. Here are some words I can think of, starting with general terms for physical money, then some more specific ones. In my dialect, "cash" and "buck(s)" are fairly neutral, if slangy. The others tend to be used jokingly.france-eesti wrote:Hi, sorry for interrupting in the group just I have no thread and I don't think one entire thread is necessary for this question
uzferry wrote: "Grand" (as in a grand, two grands... etc, meaning thousand) also seems to be common amongst rappers
"Green", yes, as an uncountable noun. "Greens", no.uzferry wrote:How about green/greens?
To me, that's a rare one. I'd understand it in the context of money, but I'd reserve it for poetry, rap included, or very specific joking contexts.uzferry wrote:Also, Eminem has taught me "dead presidents".
That's common, but "grand" doesn't have a distinct plural. So it's "two grand, three grand … fifty grand".uzferry wrote:"Grand" (as in a grand, two grands... etc, meaning thousand) also seems to be common amongst rappers
uzferry wrote:Also, Eminem has thought me "dead presidents". "Grand" (as in a grand, two grands... etc, meaning thousand) also seems to be common amongst rappers
I can't think of a lot myself. Here's what I came up with; the associations I have with them are in parentheses.france-eesti wrote:Do you have slang words for "policemen" other than "cops" ?
Dormouse559 wrote:I can't think of a lot myself. Here's what I came up with; the associations I have with them are in parentheses.france-eesti wrote:Do you have slang words for "policemen" other than "cops" ?
copper(s) (dated)
the feds (FBI only)
pig(s) (pejorative, somewhat dated)
the po-po (jocular)
Dormouse559 wrote:copper(s) (dated)
the feds (FBI only)
pig(s) (pejorative, somewhat dated)
the po-po (jocular)
france-eesti wrote:Thanks for your answers, this is very enlightening!
about "copper", is it "copper" like the "Cu" Atom? But I guess it comes from "cop"
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