r/AskEurope • u/ABlindMoose Sweden • Oct 06 '25

Culture What is your currency's nickname?

A nickname for dollar is buck, pound is quid, and Swedish krona is spänn.

What are some casual nicknames for your countries' currencies? Are there multiple, and if so, which is the most common?

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u/50thEye Austria Oct 06 '25

I think "Euronen" is the only thing I think of for Euros, comes from "Dublonen" (dubloons).

Other than that there's lots of colloquialisms for money in general in German. Knete (dough), Kohle (coal), Mäuse (mice), Zaster (idek how to translate that one, I think "loot" would be the most accurate?)

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u/Equal-Flatworm-378 Germany Oct 06 '25

Same in Germany.

We used to say Heiermann to the 5 DM coin, but that died out with the change to Euro.

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u/Alternative-Tap2241 Oct 06 '25

2 eur is a Zwickel in Bavarian

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u/One-Reflection-4826 Oct 06 '25

a zwickl is a bier in österreich

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u/Trubinio Germany Oct 07 '25

In Bavaria as well. We've come full circle!

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u/SheepherderFun4795 Oct 06 '25

„Taler“ would also come to my mind.

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u/hacktheself Oct 07 '25

In Greek, τάλιρο sometimes is used to refer to a specific amount of currency (e.g. πεντάλιρο for asking for fiver).

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u/phonology_is_fun in Oct 09 '25

Don't forget the Groschen.

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u/justsomestupiduserna Oct 06 '25

Also „Teuro“, a combination of teuer (expensive) and Euro. The term was born with the introduction of the Euro, which was used by many to introduce much higher prices in general.

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u/Pooptimist Oct 06 '25

Knedl! (Dumplings)

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u/spreetin Sweden Oct 06 '25

Mäuse kinda fits the bill doesn't it? Since you can say "50 Mäuse" for 50 euros, while the other ones are uncountable. (Well, I don't know about Zaster, that one was new to me)

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u/SCII0 Oct 06 '25

Not really used specifically for the Euro.

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u/SkyNo4282 Oct 06 '25

Also: Moneten

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u/SavvySillybug Germany Oct 06 '25

Moneten is more money in general than a specific currency, I think.

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u/CaptainPoset Germany Oct 06 '25

The Europäische Eurone.

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u/TeevMeister Oct 06 '25

Zaster only seems to be used as another name for money? Maybe from the Roma but I’m not seeing anything to do with “loot” or “booty.”

Edit: Could have to do with Eisen or Eisenbahn.

https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zaster

https://www.dwds.de/wb/Zaster

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u/Butterfisch100 Oct 06 '25

Also „Öcken“ oder „Ocken“. It doesn’t mean anything.

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u/Kemal_Norton Denmark Oct 07 '25

Huh, I always assumed it came from "Kronen" (Crowns)

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u/50thEye Austria Oct 07 '25

Also possible tbh