spondulicks
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of spondulicks
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; origin uncertain
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But in a larger sense, the Qataris were offering something more seductive than pure spondulicks.
From Salon ● Nov. 20, 2022
For the Roosevelt Administration, after seven years of practice in free & easy spending, was now really swinging the spondulicks.
From Time Magazine Archive
"Chuck down the spondulicks an' I'll get off your ship."
From Captain Scraggs or, The Green-Pea Pirates by Gordon Grant
Our crowd in good shape, but we need the spondulicks.
From Cabbages and Kings by O. Henry
Suppose I can't raise the spondulicks in time for the ten train!
From Molly Brown's Orchard Home by Nell Speed
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