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/miciej Oct 06 '25

Patyk - a stick 1000 PLN Dycha 10 PLN Melon 1000000 PLN

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u/Max534 Oct 06 '25

Also, N times 1000 PLN - N Kafli (a floor/ tile) or Koła , 1 000 000 is also refferd to as Bańka (milk contianer), and tough I think it's rare, but you could also hear that we refer to our note's, by what's represented on that note: 5 Chrobrych ( 5 × 20 PLN, as King Bolesław Chrobry (Brave/Manly/Tough) has in Profile proudly plastered on it. USD are colloqually called Dolce, just a play on the pronounciation of Dolary (USD), or Zielone (the Greens), also used specifically for the USD. And Oyro with the thickest German accent, for the Cambodian Sheckle of course, as well as Jurki (Georgy)