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finnuf

finnuf noun: a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

Noun

finnuf (plural finnufs)

  1. (UK, archaic, slang) A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
    • Them that puts the most steam into it will get a finnuf slipped to 'em.1927, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Ladies and Gentlemen, page 129
    • "Ya-ar, she's rich, ain't she? Wotjer think? I lay they got a 'aul! Sixty bob, may be. And crowns! And finnufs! Ar!"1949, Theodore Bonnet, The Mudlark, page 216

Forms of finnuf

pluralfinnufs

Origin of finnuf

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

Questions about finnuf

What does finnuf mean?
Finnuf means a five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
What part of speech is finnuf?
Finnuf is a noun.
What is the plural of finnuf?
The plural of finnuf is finnufs.

Words near finnuf in the dictionary

  1. Finnrey
  2. Finns
  3. finnsko
  4. finnskos
  5. Finnucane
  6. finnuf
  7. finnufs
  8. Finnveden
  9. finny
  10. fino
  11. finocchi

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