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单词 finif
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finif

English

Alternative forms

  • finiff, finnif, finniff

Etymology

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, five). Doublet of five.

Noun

finif (plural finifs)

  1. (US slang, dated) A five-dollar bill (note).
    • 1884, George Alfred Townsend, The Entailed Hat, or Patty Cannon's Times, Harper & Brothers, p. 182 (Google preview):
      Five of them finniffs makes a quarter of a hundred dollars.
    • 2004, Leigh Montville, Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, →ISBN:
      “Kid, I got a finif [a five-dollar bill],” Orlando said. “I'll split it with you.”
    • 2013, Kevin Baker, The Big Crowd, →ISBN, page 113:
      "You bet much on the fights, Mr. Boyle?" . . .
      "Oh, I dunno. A finniff here, a deuce there."

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Etymology

From the Yiddish פֿינף (finf, five).

Noun

finif

  1. A monetary note of five pounds.

References

  • Language in Danger Andrew Dalby, 2003
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