loadsamoney
loadsamoney interjection: referring to the free flowing of money, to large amounts spent or earned, or to the perceived acquisitiveness and materialism engendered in society by a booming economy.
Interjection
- Referring to the free flowing of money, to large amounts spent or earned, or to the perceived acquisitiveness and materialism engendered in society by a booming economy.
- My hon. Friend entered the House in 1987, and I am sure that my hon. Friend will recall the right hon. Gentleman the Leader of the Opposition talking about the "loadsamoney society" and the bad effect that that has had on crime rates.1989 March 10, John Patten, parliamentary debates
- Questioned on BBC Radio 4's Today programme on whether he would be adopting a pre-election "loadsamoney" stance, Mr Blunkett said that there would be "substantial investment" but "loadsamoney will not be a term I'll be using".2000 July 17, “Blunkett rejects 'loadsamoney' tag"”, in BBC News
Noun
loadsamoney (plural loadsamoneys)
Forms of loadsamoney
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Origin of loadsamoney
From loadsa + money. Originally the name and catchphrase of a vulgar character who flourished wads of banknotes, invented by British comedian Harry Enfield in the 1980s.
Questions about loadsamoney
- What does loadsamoney mean?
- Loadsamoney means referring to the free flowing of money, to large amounts spent or earned, or to the perceived acquisitiveness and materialism engendered in society by a booming economy.
- What part of speech is loadsamoney?
- Loadsamoney can be an interjection or a noun.
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