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finif

finif noun: a five-dollar bill (note).

Noun

finif (plural finifs)

  1. (US, dated, slang) A five-dollar bill (note).
    • “Kid, I got a finif [a five-dollar bill],” Orlando said. “I'll split it with you.”2004, Leigh Montville, Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, →ISBN

Forms of finif

pluralfinifs
alternative formfiniff
alternative formfinnif
alternative formfinniff

Origin of finif

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five.

Questions about finif

What does finif mean?
Finif means a five-dollar bill (note).
What part of speech is finif?
Finif is a noun.
What is the plural of finif?
The plural of finif is finifs.

Words near finif in the dictionary

  1. finickings
  2. finickity
  3. finicks
  4. finicky
  5. finicretaceous
  6. finif
  7. finiff
  8. finiffs
  9. finified
  10. finifies
  11. finifs

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