Benjie
n.— «“Jam day! I’m gonna make some Benjies, man!” he squealed, rubbing his hands together in the age-old sign for money (Benjies is short for Benjamin Franklin’s, or hundred dollar bills).» —“Academic Mercenaries” by Dan Hoyle in Nigeria AlterNet Aug. 8, 2005. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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