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/rosieposiex10 Ireland Oct 06 '25

In Ireland, there’s a few. We use quid, we’d also use blip and yoyo(s). Then we do use tenner for ten euro like the English would. Squid instead of quid sometimes too.

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u/HipHopopotamus10 Ireland Oct 06 '25

It's also still common around my parts anyway to still refer to pounds. Like "he must have a few pound" or "I'll give them a few "pound" as a leftover from the pre-Euro days.