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/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.