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simoleon

/sɪˈmoʊliən/

simoleon noun: a dollar.

Noun (1)

simoleon (plural simoleons)

  1. (US, slang) A dollar.
    • That'll cost you five simoleons.
    • "T'ought I was lyin' about the money, did ye? Well, you can frisk me if you wanter. Dat's the last simoleon in the treasury. Who's goin' to pay?"1903 February, O. Henry [pseudonym; William Sydney Porter], “Hygeia at the Solito”, in Everybody’s Magazine, volume VIII, number 2, New York, N.Y.: John Wanamaker, →ISSN, page 174, column 2
  2. A fake, theoretical, or unofficial unit of currency.
    • Simoleons is just a new name for those assets. You carry around a smart card and spend it just like cash. Or else you go shopping in the Metaverse and spend the money online, and the goods show up on your doorstep the next morning.1995 March 1, Neal Stephenson, “The Great Simoleon Caper”, in TIME
    • 'Into simoleons, please,' I said. This was the currency used for general trade across the Dream Archipelago. It was the accepted currency within the publishing industry. All my book contracts were drawn up using simoleon amounts and rates, and the literary agent invariably sent me payment in that...2020, Christopher Priest, The Evidence, Gollancz, page 38
    1. (capitalized, sometimes, uncountable) In-game currency of SimCity and The Sims computer game series, or its symbol §.
      • The game franchise demands that its participants to simulate the "rat race," earning Simoleons, remodeling their homes, and buying properties.2016 February 5, Emma Hazen, “Artist Profile: Jacky Connolly”, in Rhizome

Noun (2) capitalized: Simoleon

Simoleon (plural Simoleons)

  1. (alternative) Alternative form of simoleon.

Examples of simoleon in a sentence

  • His Veteran's insurance came to ten thousand simoleons, rather more than he could bring on the hoof.1962, Thomas Berger, Reinhart in Love:
  • All my book contracts were drawn up using simoleon amounts and rates, and the literary agent invariably sent me payment in that currency.2020, Christopher Priest, The Evidence, Gollancz, page 38:

Forms of simoleon

pluralsimoleons
alternative formsimolean
alternative formSimoleon
pluralSimoleons

Origin of simoleon

Most likely a late-19th-century blend of simon (“dollar”), from simon (“sixpence coin”) (17th-century British slang, perhaps related to simony?), and Napoleon (“French gold coin worth 20 francs, bearing the image of Napoleon III”). Perhaps from New Orleans. The gaming sense may have been chosen for its similarity to Sim.

Questions about simoleon

What does simoleon mean?
Simoleon means a dollar.
How do you use simoleon in a sentence?
His Veteran's insurance came to ten thousand simoleons, rather more than he could bring on the hoof.
What part of speech is simoleon?
Simoleon is a noun.
How do you pronounce simoleon?
Simoleon is pronounced /sɪˈmoʊliən/.
What is the plural of simoleon?
The plural of simoleon is simoleons.

Words near simoleon in the dictionary

  1. Simo
  2. simocyclinone
  3. simocyclinones
  4. simolean
  5. simoleans
  6. simoleon
  7. simoleons
  8. Simolivac
  9. simon
  10. Simon effect
  11. Simon effects

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