Plateroon

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    a counterfeit coin. archaic, no-plural, slang

    "'What the Professors of this hellish Art call George Plateroon, is all Copper within, with only a thin Plate.'"

Example

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"'What the Professors of this hellish Art call George Plateroon, is all Copper within, with only a thin Plate.'"

Etymology

Most likely derived from plate and doubloon.

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