finif

F4I1N1I1F4

noun

A five-dollar bill (note).

OriginYiddish פֿינף →
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Meanings

nounfinif (plural finifs)

plural finifs · alternative finiff · alternative finnif · alternative finniff

  1. USdatedslangA five-dollar bill (note).

    “Kid, I got a finif [a five-dollar bill],” Orlando said. “I'll split it with you.”

    2004, Leigh Montville, Ted Williams: The Biography of an American Hero, →ISBN

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿינף“five”
  2. Englishfinif

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of five.

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APA

finif. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finif

MLA

“finif.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finif. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “finif,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/finif.

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