spondulicks
or spon·du·lix
[spon-doo-liks]
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noun Older Slang.
money; cash.
Origin of spondulicks
An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; origin uncertain
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Suppose I can't raise the spondulicks in time for the ten train!
Molly Brown's Orchard HomeNell Speed
"Spondulicks," said Dicky with a laugh, as the other hesitated for a word.
BlindfoldedEarle Ashley Walcott
"I wonder where he got the spondulicks," broke in her son Richard.
The Fourth WatchH. A. Cody
Also it was convincingly true that the ingoing party—its way now made a pacific one—would need the "spondulicks."
Cabbages and KingsO. Henry
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