finnuf

F4I1N1N1U1F4

noun

A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

OriginYiddish פֿינף →
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Meanings

nounfinnuf (plural finnufs)

plural finnufs

  1. UKarchaicslangA five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.

    Them that puts the most steam into it will get a finnuf slipped to 'em.

    1927, Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb, Ladies and Gentlemen, page 129
    1 more example

    "Ya-ar, she's rich, ain't she? Wotjer think? I lay they got a 'aul! Sixty bob, may be. And crowns! And finnufs! Ar!"

    1949, Theodore Bonnet, The Mudlark, page 216

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
fin

Origin

  1. Yiddishפֿינף“five”
  2. Englishfinnuf

From Yiddish פֿינף (finf, “five”). Doublet of cinque, fin (“five currency units”), five, pimp (“five”), ponzu, punch (“beverage”), and sengi (“currency”).

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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