finif
English
Alternative forms
- finiff, finnif, finniff
Etymology
From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five.
Noun
finif (plural finifs)
- (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."
- 1884, George Alfred Townsend, The Entailed Hat, or Patty Cannon's Times, Harper & Brothers, p. 182 (Google preview):
Shelta
Etymology
From the Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”).
Noun
finif
- A monetary note of five pounds.
References
- Language in Danger Andrew Dalby, 2003