Monkey ['mʌŋki]
Five hundred pounds sterling, or five hundred dollars.
Origin:
The expression is believed to originate from Indian soldiers in colonial India, where a monkey was depicted on the 500 rupee banknote.
Definition from the English-Bulgarian Dictionary:
Monkey (also figurative).
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