Farmer’s Slang & Its Analogues. 1890–1909, rev. 2022.
Monkey’s-money
subs. (old).—1. Goods; (2) labour; and (3) words. Fr. monnaie des singes.
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1653. URQUHART, Rabelais, IV. 3. It was an original by Master Charles Charmois, principal painter to king Megistus (of France), paid for in court fashion with MONKEY’S MONEY.
