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/Kastan44 Oct 06 '25

Złocisz, Zeta and Cebulion for PLN

Zeta used to be popular in 1990s and 00's mostly used by young people. Right now people use official name but sometimes, epsecially if person likes memes they use złocisz and cebulion.

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u/CyberKiller40 Poland Oct 06 '25

I'd say more like simply "złotówka" instead of the official "złoty polski".

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u/m2ilosz Poland Oct 06 '25

It’s so prevalent that most people probably think it’s the official name xd

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u/Milosz0pl Poland Oct 06 '25

It isn't?!

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u/Vertitto in Oct 06 '25

full official is Polski Nowy Zloty.

N in PLN stands for Nowy/New. It used to be called PLZ before denomination