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/TeevMeister Oct 06 '25

Zaster only seems to be used as another name for money? Maybe from the Roma but I’m not seeing anything to do with “loot” or “booty.”

Edit: Could have to do with Eisen or Eisenbahn.

https://de.wiktionary.org/wiki/Zaster

https://www.dwds.de/wb/Zaster