{"id":300,"date":"2020-03-07T13:54:22","date_gmt":"2020-03-07T13:54:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/\/?p=300"},"modified":"2020-03-07T13:54:22","modified_gmt":"2020-03-07T13:54:22","slug":"money-slang-special-whats-the-meaning-of-pound-quid-nicker-and-squid-in-british-slang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\/money-slang-special-whats-the-meaning-of-pound-quid-nicker-and-squid-in-british-slang\/","title":{"rendered":"Money Slang Special &#8211; What&#8217;s the meaning of Pound, Quid, Nicker and Squid  in British Slang?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?episode_id=22550641&amp;theme=light&amp;playlist=false&amp;playlist-continuous=false&amp;autoplay=false&amp;live-autoplay=false&amp;chapters-image=true&amp;episode_image_position=right&amp;hide-logo=false&amp;hide-likes=false&amp;hide-comments=false&amp;hide-sharing=false&amp;hide-download=false&amp;color=eb144c\" width=\"100%\" height=\"200px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>In our most recent episodes we are discussing slang words for money! Something key when travelling to a different country or even speaking a new language! Today we will be examining slang words for the British Pound Coin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>The most common slang word used for a pound is a quid, a word I use frequently to the confusion of my Italian friends. A quid is equal to 100 pence, and it is generally believed to come from the Latin phrase \u201cquid pro quo,\u201d which translates into &#8220;something for something,&#8221; or an equal exchange for goods or services. It is always used in the singular, so one speaks of &#8216;ten quid&#8217; or &#8216;fifty quid&#8217;, never of &#8216;quids&#8217;. This is pretty widely used throughout the country, but a rather old term.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What is a newer one I hear you ask? Well its the word nicker N-I-C-K-E-R, this term has much stronger London associations and dates from early this century. Not pluralised for a number of pounds, eg:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;It cost me twenty nicker&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Its origins stem for the word N-I-C-K, a word we explored some episodes ago. If you have forgotten go back and check it out! As we found out then &#8216;Nick&#8217; has a wide variety of meanings based on cheating, snatching, and stealing. Maybe, a one pound coin was viewed as an item of currency worth nicking and became known as a nicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last and maybe my favourite slang word for 1 pound is a squid S-Q-U-I-D, yes as in the eight armed sea creature. Not normally pluralised, still expressed as &#8216;squid&#8217;, not squids, e.g., &#8216;Fifty squid&#8217;. The most likely origin of this slang expression is from a joke in 1960-70s about a shark who meets his friend the whale one day, and says:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>&#8220;I&#8217;m glad I bumped into you &#8211; here&#8217;s that squid I owe you..&#8221;<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>So having a squid, quid or a nicker is usually always a good thing, especially if you are on your way to the pub!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Next episode we will be exploring more ways to discuss money in slang, so don\u2019t miss it!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>That\u2019s our episode of the day, let\u2019s catch up soon to talk more about slang terms for money. You can find us on our website <a href=\"https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com\">https:\/\/theslangpodcast.com<\/a> and from there you can see our transcript and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and many more apps. 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