quid

Slang for pound

Quid is British slang for one pound sterling: Can you lend me twenty quid?

The plural is also quid.

Separately, a quid is a wad of chewing tobacco held in the mouth.

The phrase quid pro quo (Latin for "something for something") describes an exchange of favors or goods.

chewing tobacco

plug

Something that blocks openings

  • cudRechewed stomach contents
  • chawWad of tobacco
  • pigtailBraided strand of hair

twist · spittoon · chew · spit · juice · pouch · dip · leaf · wad

sterling

pound

Weight, strike, or kennel

notes · pence · bob · shilling · guinea · sovereign · cash · wallet · change · currency

slang

buck

Male deer or dollar

  • doughFlour-liquid mixture for baking
  • moolaSlang for currency
  • lootStolen valuables

bread · dosh · lolly · readies · smackers · brass · folding · notes · beer money · pocket money

Latin

essence

Fundamental nature of something

substance · being · identity · philosophy · scholasticism · Aristotle · definition

cephalopod

squid

Ten-armed marine mollusk

ink · mantle · beak · mollusk · calamari · siphon · arms · sucker · jet propulsion · camouflage

Categories
Opposites
formality of currency terms

quidpound sterling

Britain's official money

pound · British pound · legal tender · sterling

value/amount

quidfortune

Wealth or destiny

million · wealth · riches · nothing · pittance

national currency slang

quidbuck

Male deer or dollar

dollar · euro · greenback · loonie · peso

Phrases
Family

quit, quid pro quo, quids

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