South Pacific peso is a tongue-in-cheek, slightly self-deprecating Australian slang term for the Australian dollar.
South Pacific peso is a tongue-in-cheek, slightly self-deprecating Australian slang term for the Australian dollar. The nickname implies that the AUD is a soft, unreliable currency — more at home alongside developing-world money than the heavyweight currencies of the world stage. Australians deploy the phrase with wry humour, usually when the exchange rate is particularly unflattering or when they are about to get rinsed booking an overseas holiday.
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Informal financial slang for the New Zealand dollar (NZD), used in currency trading, financial media, and casual conversation about the New Zealand economy. The 'kiwi' element comes from New Zealand's national bird and cultural symbol. Widely understood in Australasian and international financial contexts.
(slang, finance) the New Zealand dollar.
(AU, informal) A fictitious coin of very low value.
(Australia, informal, finance) The Australian dollar.
He sighed at the airport currency exchange and muttered something about the South Pacific peso being worth less every time he travelled.
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(Australia, derogatory) The Australian dollar.
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