spondulicks

or spon·du·lix

[ spon-doo-liks ]
/ spɒnˈdu lɪks /

noun Older Slang.

money; cash.

Origin of spondulicks

An Americanism dating back to 1855–60; origin uncertain

Words nearby spondulicks

spolia opima, spoliate, spoliation, spondaic, spondee, spondulicks, spondulix, spondylalgia, spondylarthritis, spondylitis, spondylitis deformans

Example sentences from the Web for spondulicks

  • Also it was convincingly true that the ingoing party—its way now made a pacific one—would need the "spondulicks."

    Cabbages and Kings |O. Henry

  • "I wonder where he got the spondulicks," broke in her son Richard.

    The Fourth Watch |H. A. Cody

  • "Spondulicks," said Dicky with a laugh, as the other hesitated for a word.

    Blindfolded |Earle Ashley Walcott

  • Suppose I can't raise the spondulicks in time for the ten train!

    Molly Brown's Orchard Home |Nell Speed