Contemporary slang . 2014.
spondulicks — 1856, American English slang, money, cash, of unknown origin, said to be from Gk. spondylikos, from spondylos, a seashell used as currency (the Greek word means lit. vertebra ). Used by Mark Twain and O. Henry and adopted into British English,… … Etymology dictionary
spondulicks — AND spondulics; spondulix[span”duliks] n. money. □ How much spondulicks will this set me back? □ I don’t have enough spondulix to swing the deal … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
spondulicks — /spon dooh liks/, n. Older Slang. money; cash. Also, spondulix. [1855 60, Amer.; orig. uncert.] * * * … Universalium
spondulicks — noun Money … Wiktionary
Spondulicks — money (originally British slang (19th C.); originally meaning paper money ; persumably somehow a use of the Ancient Greek word spondulikos , adjective of spondulos vertebra, a round stone, a round weight, a voting pebble, though the sense… … Dictionary of Australian slang
spondulicks — Australian Slang money (originally British slang (19th C.); originally meaning paper money ; persumably somehow a use of the Ancient Greek word spondulikos , adjective of spondulos vertebra, a round stone, a round weight, a voting pebble, though… … English dialects glossary
spondulicks — [spɒn d(j)u:lɪks] plural noun Brit. informal money. Origin C19: of unknown origin … English new terms dictionary
spondulicks — Noun. Money. Also spelt spondulics and spondulix. 1800s … English slang and colloquialisms
spondulicks — spon·du·licks … English syllables
spondulicks — /spɒnˈdjulɪks/ (say spon dyoohliks) plural noun Colloquial (construed as singular) money. Also, spondulix. {US English (1850s); origin unknown} …
