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 spondulix

  • Zero is the bottom of the spondulix scale fer me, although the thummometer seems to prove it ain't necessarily thus.

    Yellowstone Nights |Herbert Quick

  • Meanwhile, waiting for the spondulix to pour in, has wife and family to support.

    Miser Farebrother, Volume I (of 3) |Benjamin Leopold Farjeon

  • "I believe it was just a matter of spondulix," said the practical Dee.

    Vacation with the Tucker Twins |Nell Speed

  • It ain't you that's taking my spondulix in, you big, overgrown Swede!

    A Texas Ranger |William MacLeod Raine

British Dictionary definitions for spondulix

spondulix

spondulicks

/ (spɒnˈdjuːlɪks) /

noun

slang money

Word Origin for spondulix

C19: of obscure origin