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Aug. 09, 2016
simoleon\suh-MOH-lee-uh n\noun
1. Slang. a dollar.
QuotesWhat few people know is that Gussie had inked a Lone Star in one
corner of every singlesimoleon. Gussie's bills turn up in the strangest
places -- like Effie Sue Etheridge's garden and the effects of two
teen-age runaways ...
-- Kit Reed, "In Short: Fiction; The Laying Out of Gussie Hoot," New
York Times, January 20, 1991
Origin of simoleonSimoleon is an Americanism, but its origin is
uncertain. It may be formed on the basis of the word Napoleon, which
refers to a gold coin issued during Napoleon I's reign.More From
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