plateroon
English
Etymology
Most likely derived from plate and doubloon.
Noun
plateroon (plural plateroons)
- (slang, archaic) a counterfeit coin.
- 1714, Alexander Smith, The History of the Highwayman
- 'What the Professors of this hellish Art call George Plateroon, is all Copper within, with only a thin Plate.'
- 1714, Alexander Smith, The History of the Highwayman
Derived terms
- George plateroon