finnipn.

Forms: Also finn, finny, fin(n)if(f), finnup, finuf.

Etymology: Said to be a Yiddish pronunciation ofGerman fünf five.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfinnip.

slang.

A five-pound note. Also U.S., five dollars.

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > five-pound note

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society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > foreign banknotes > [noun] > U.S. > five-dollar bill

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1839 W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 112 If he finds any ‘finnips’ (5l. notes)..he gives them to Nelson to fence.

1846 R. L. Snowden Magistrate's Assistant 346 I..got six Finnips and a Cooter for the Yacks.

1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 39 Finuf, a five-pound note.

1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 32 Finniff, five dollars.

1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 386/2 The notes were all finnies, (5l. notes), and a good imitation.

1879 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 505/1 Fifty quid in double finns.

1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 343/1 Finnup ready, a five-pound note.

1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) vii. 141 He asks me if I happen to have a finnif on me, but of course I am not giving finnifs to guys like Feet Samuels, and finally he offers to compromise with me for a deuce, so I can see things must be very bad with Feet for him to come down from five dollars to two.

1966 R. Stout Death of Doxy (1967) v. 47 I..got out my wallet and extracted a finif.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	finnip
释义	finnipn. Forms: Also finn, finny, fin(n)if(f), finnup, finuf. Etymology: Said to be a Yiddish pronunciation ofGerman fünf five.Previous versions of the OED give the stress as: ˈfinnip. slang. A five-pound note. Also U.S., five dollars. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > English banknotes > [noun] > five-pound note five1836 finnip1839 fiver1843 fin1868 flim1870 Jack's alive1938 jacks1958 Jack1968 society > trade and finance > money > medium of exchange or currency > paper money > foreign banknotes > [noun] > U.S. > five-dollar bill V-note1837 V-spot1838 finnip1839 fiver1843 five-spot1896 fin1925 pound1928 1839 W. A. Miles Poverty, Mendicity & Crime 112 If he finds any ‘finnips’ (5l. notes)..he gives them to Nelson to fence. 1846 R. L. Snowden Magistrate's Assistant 346 I..got six Finnips and a Cooter for the Yacks. 1859 J. C. Hotten Dict. Slang 39 Finuf, a five-pound note. 1859 G. W. Matsell Vocabulum 32 Finniff, five dollars. 1861 H. Mayhew London Labour (new ed.) III. 386/2 The notes were all finnies, (5l. notes), and a good imitation. 1879 Macmillan's Mag. Oct. 505/1 Fifty quid in double finns. 1889 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang I. 343/1 Finnup ready, a five-pound note. 1931 D. Runyon Guys & Dolls (1932) vii. 141 He asks me if I happen to have a finnif on me, but of course I am not giving finnifs to guys like Feet Samuels, and finally he offers to compromise with me for a deuce, so I can see things must be very bad with Feet for him to come down from five dollars to two. 1966 R. Stout Death of Doxy (1967) v. 47 I..got out my wallet and extracted a finif. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1896; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1839
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