get one’s chippy on v. phr.— «“It says ‘I’m gonna get my chippy on.’ What does that mean? Chips?” Choc takes a beat. Looks at me like I’m nuts. “My chippies,” Choc says. “Chips is money. Cheddar. Whatever…dollar...
coin shooter n. a person who hunts for lost metal money (using a hand-held metal detector). Also coin-shoot, v. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
sit-down money n.— «After more than 30 years of throwing money at indigenous people, the natural default position for them is welfare. Or sit-down money, as it is known.» —“Perverse incentives need to be replaced” by Janet...
kite-flying n.— «It said the families allegedly made use of a technique known as “crossfiring” or “kite-flying,” which involves multiple accounts, account users, “no value” cheques and internet...
cross-firing n.— «It said the families allegedly made use of a technique known as “crossfiring” or “kite-flying,” which involves multiple accounts, account users, “no value” cheques and internet...
quota n.— «One woman, who asked to remain anonymous, organizes a Central American money pool, called a quota, in the Bronx and has had her apartment burglarized three times on collection day. There’s even a special word, tumbe, for a...