Finnuf

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

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Noun
  1. 1
    A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds. UK, archaic, slang

    "Them that puts the most steam into it will get a finnuf slipped to 'em."

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fin

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"Them that puts the most steam into it will get a finnuf slipped to 'em."

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

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