(UK, slang, archaic) A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
(UK, slang, archaic) A five-pound (£5) note; the sum of five pounds.
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(UK, slang, obsolete) A five-pound banknote.
(US, _, slang, dated) A five-dollar bill .
British slang, now largely obsolete, for a five-pound banknote. The term was common in 19th and early 20th century British street and criminal cant, likely derived from a corruption of the word 'fiver.' While most modern Brits reach for 'fiver' today, 'finnip' still pops up occasionally in period fiction, pub trivia, and discussions of old money slang.
(slang) A banknote with a value of five units of currency.
Dated American slang, rooted in Yiddish, for a five-dollar bill. The word comes from the Yiddish finf meaning five, carried into American slang through the influence of Jewish immigrant communities in the early 20th century. While largely old-fashioned today, finif belongs to a rich tradition of Yiddish-influenced American street slang alongside words like sawbuck (ten dollars) and deuce (two dollars). Still turns up in vintage crime fiction and old-school New York slang discussions.