wonga

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wonga^¹

/ˈwɒŋɡə/

Rhymes with -ɒŋɡə

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Angloromani [Term?], from Romani angar (“coal”), from Sanskrit अङ्गार (áṅgāra, “charcoal, coal”), from Proto-Indo-Iranian *Hángāras, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁óngʷl̥. The English term coal was itself used as a slang term for money in England in the 18th and 19th centuries.

noun

London, New Zealand, slang, uncountable Money. A whole wodge of wonga.
Similar: ackers, bees and honey, blunt, bones, brass, bread, bread and honey, Bugs Bunny, cake, cheddar, cheese, ching

Wonga^²

proper noun

A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

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@misc{wonga_2026,
  title = {wonga},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/wonga},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}