wamba

wamba
(womba)
n
British
money. A vogue word in 1988 and 1989, emerging from London working-class argot into more general usage. Wamba, like many other obscure or dated syno-nyms (rhino, moolah, spondulicks, etc.), came into use in the financially-oriented atmosphere of the later 1980s. The word is most probably an alteration or mis-hearing of wonga, perhaps in imitation of an exotic 'tribal-sounding' word such as the archaic Amerindian 'wampum'.

Contemporary slang . 2014.

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  • Wamba — (? 688) Rey visigodo de Hispania (672 680). Pese a rechazar el nombramiento debido a su avanzada edad, Wamba fue forzado por la nobleza a aceptar el trono en la localidad de Gertici o Gérticos, después llamada Wamba en su honor (Valladolid), el… …   Enciclopedia Universal

  • Wamba — Wamba, vornehmer Westgothe, wurde 672, nach Recceswinth, zum König der Westgothen erwählt; Graf Hilderich von Nismes in Septimanien allein versagte dem neugewählten König den Gehorsam, weshalb dieser ein Heer unter Paulus gegen ihn schickte,… …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Wamba — Wambastatue auf der Plaza de Oriente in Madrid von Alejandro Carnicero Wamba († 681/683) war vom 1. September 672 bis zum 14. Oktober 680 König der Westgoten. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Regierungsantritt …   Deutsch Wikipedia

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