money bags

Slang for millionaire

Money bags refers to a wealthy person, usually with a hint of envy or resentment: Here comes money bags to save the day.

The image is literal—someone carrying bags full of cash.

Often written as one word (moneybags) or hyphenated.

The term can be affectionate or mocking depending on tone: Hey money bags, you're buying dinner tonight.

Related

currency · fat cat · coffer · prosperity · riches · capital · cash cow · affluence · treasury · banknotes · vaults · Scrooge · tycoon · fortune · plutocrat · trust fund · reserves · lockboxes

Categories
Opposites
wealth status

money bagspauper

Person in extreme poverty

beggar · have-not · down-and-out · poor person · indigent

Family

money, bags, bag, moneyed, moneys, monies, bagged, bagging, baggy

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G