simoleon

[suh-moh-lee-uhn]

noun

Slang.

1. a dollar.

Word History and Origins

Origin of simoleon¹

An Americanism dating back to 1895–1900; origin uncertain

Example Sentences

For this, Edith received 1 Simoleon a week, from a young adult named Jazz McFierce.

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After that point, her writing improves, too, and she goes on to successfully ghostwrite books in a single night, earning thousands of Simoleon per gig.

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Remembering his advice to Polkadot over the value of concentration on the near-by, he centered his attention upon those labeled in his mind as the “hundred-and-fifty simoleon” class.

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"Cortez panatella—two for a simoleon," Chancy replied.

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But we never went after the simoleon in the toe of the sock under the loose brick in the corner of the kitchen hearth.

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