Noun | Money
Encyclopedia of British Slang
QUID
Noun | Neutral | Money
QUID Pronunciation: /kw?d/ Part of Speech: Noun Severity Level: Neutral Category: Money
Definition
Quid means one pound sterling.
Plural remains quid.
Usage
Thatll be ten quid. He owes me twenty quid.
Cultural Insight
Core everyday British money slang.
Equivalent to buck in American English.
Assessment
Essential informal currency term.
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Alan Nafzger was born in Lubbock, Texas, the son Swiss immigrants. He grew up on a dairy in Windthorst, north central Texas. He earned degrees from Midwestern State University (B.A. 1985) and Texas State University (M.A. 1987). University College Dublin (Ph.D. 1991). Dr. Nafzger has entertained and educated young people in Texas colleges for 37 years. Nafzger is best known for his dark novels and experimental screenwriting. His best know scripts to date are Lenin’s Body, produced in Russia by A-Media and Sea and Sky produced in The Philippines in the Tagalog language. In 1986, Nafzger wrote the iconic feminist western novel, Gina of Quitaque. Contact: editor@prat.uk
