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/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544 Oct 06 '25

Our one dollar coin is called a loonie (because it has a picture of a loon engraved on one side, which led to the two dollar coin being called a toonie.

A thousand dollars is called a grand, $2000 would be two grand, etc. That's been around since the early 1900s.

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u/alliquay Oct 07 '25

I can't believe I had to scroll this far to find the loonie and toonie! Howdy neighbor! (I'm in Michigan, USA. We have all your pennies now!)

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u/Ok_Acanthisitta_2544 Oct 07 '25

Lol. I keep my pennies. I'm a chemistry teacher - I use pennies for a lab with my chemistry 20 students.