Meanings
nounplateroon (plural not attested)
- archaicno pluralslanga counterfeit coin.
'What the Professors of this hellish Art call George Plateroon, is all Copper within, with only a thin Plate.'
1714, Alexander Smith, The History of the Highwayman
Origin
Most likely derived from plate and doubloon.
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APA
plateroon. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateroon
MLA
“plateroon.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateroon. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “plateroon,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/plateroon.
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