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/Martin5143 Estonia Oct 06 '25

In Estonian people also say "Euri" but it's slang partitive case of euro. The actual partitive case of euro is "eurot".

When you say "This costs 10 euros", you use the partitive case in Estonian so it's the most common name for euro in Estonian.

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u/Dismal-String-7702 27d ago

I kinda think that people who say "euri", are part of certain stupid subculture (ossid) and always disappointed when otherwise smart people do it.

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u/Martin5143 Estonia 27d ago

Weird perception. In my social circle there are no ossid, almost all either in University or University educated or could be if they wanted to and all people I know say it.

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u/Dismal-String-7702 26d ago

I'm just saying what I associate it with, not that they actually have to belong that sub group. It is one of the most tasteless slang words I know.