💰 Money & Hustle Slang

Basic Money Terms

1. Bread - Money
   ”I need to secure this bread”
2. Cheddar - Cash
   ”Stacking that cheddar”
3. Paper - Dollar bills
   ”Making paper moves”
4. Bank - Large sum
   ”Just hit the bank”
5. Guap - Significant money
   ”Dripping in guap”

Income Streams

6. Bag - Large earnings
   ”Secured the bag”
7. Bag chaser - Money-focused
   ”He’s a real bag chaser”
8. Bands - Stacks of cash
   ”Flashing bands at the club”
9. Direct deposit - Steady income
   ”Waiting on that direct deposit”
10. Drops - Payments
    ”My drops hit every Friday”

Wealth & Success

11. Ballin’ - Living luxuriously
    ”New Rolex? You ballin’!”

12. Up - Financially successful
    ”I’m up 50K this year”

13. Minted - Newly rich
    ”Crypto got him minted”

14. Stuntin’ - Showing off wealth
    ”Stuntin’ on the ‘gram”

15. Fuck you money - Financial freedom
    ”I want fuck you money”

Hustle Culture

16. Grind - Hard work
    ”On my grind 24/7”

17. Hustle - Side income
    ”Got three hustles running”

18. Side gig - Secondary job
    ”Dog walking is my side gig”

19. Finesse - Skillful maneuvering
    ”Finessed the promotion”

20. Get it how you live - Survive by any means

Investing & Crypto

21. Moon - Rapid price increase
    ”Bitcoin about to moon”

22. Lambo - Cryptocurrency wealth symbol
    ”When Lambo?”

23. HODL - Hold investments
    ”HODL through the dip”

24. FUD - Fear, uncertainty, doubt
    ”Don’t spread FUD”

25. Whale - Big investor
    ”Whales moving the market”

Financial Status

26. Broke boy/girl - Someone poor
    ”Can’t hang, broke boy”

27. Strapped - Low on funds
    ”I’m strapped till payday”

28. On skates - Financially unstable
    ”Dude’s on skates”

29. Tapped in - Well-connected financially
    ”She’s tapped in downtown”

30. Recouped - Got money back
    ”Finally recouped my investment”

Spending & Shopping

31. Cop - Buy
    ”Just copped new J’s”

32. Swipe - Use credit card
    ”Swipe now, cry later”

33. Splurge - Spend lavishly
    ”Splurging on vacation”

34. Tax - Unnecessary expense
    ”These fees are a tax”

35. Double cup - Expensive drink reference

Debt & Loans

36. Front - Advance money
    ”Can you front me $20?”

37. Loan shark - Unlicensed lender

38. Vouched - Guaranteed payment
    ”I vouched for you”

39. Square up - Settle debts
    ”Time to square up”

40. In the red - Losing money

Street Economy

41. Plug - Supplier
    ”Got a new plug”

42. Re-up - Restock inventory
    ”Time to re-up”

43. Trappin’ - Selling (originally drugs)
    “Trappin’ these sneakers”

44. Flip - Resell for profit
    ”Flipping consoles”

45. OT - Overtime (hustle)

Digital Economy

46. Bots - Automated buyers
    ”Bots took all the PS5s”

47. Clout chase - Seek attention for profit

48. eBag - Online reseller
    ”eBagging these Nikes”

49. Content farm - Mass-produced media

50. Influencer tax - Premium for promotion

Financial Moves

51. Secure the bag - Get paid

52. Get right - Improve finances
    ”2024 is my get right year”

53. Recoup - Earn back losses

54. Stunt - Flaunt wealth

55. Recirculate - Reinvest money

Payment Terms

56. Cash app - Digital payment
    ”Cash app me”

57. Zelle - Bank transfer

58. PayPal ready - Immediate payment

59. On deck - Next to be paid

60. Fronted - Advanced payment

Business Terms

61. Startup - New business

62. Unicorn - $1B+ company

63. Angel - Early investor

64. Runway - Operating funds
    ”We’ve got 6 months runway”

65. Burn rate - Monthly spending

Gambling

66. Bookie - Betting handler

67. Vegas - Reference to gambling

68. Hit - Win bet
    ”Hit on the Lakers”

69. Fade - Bet against
    ”Fading the Cowboys”

70. Parlay - Combined bet

Real Estate

71. Flip - Renovate and sell

72. Landlord special - Cheap repairs

73. Section 8 - Government housing

74. Zillow surf - Browse real estate

75. House hack - Live-in investment

Corporate Finance

76. Golden parachute - Executive severance

77. Hostile takeover - Forced acquisition

78. Bear market - Declining prices

79. Bull market - Rising prices

80. IPO - Initial public offering

Side Hustles

81. Gig - Temporary work

82. DoorDash - Food delivery

83. Uber eats - Meal delivery

84. TaskRabbit - Odd jobs

85. Etsy grind - Handmade sales

Scams & Schemes

86. Finesse - Clever deception

87. Scam likely - Fraudulent call

88. Pump and dump - Inflate then sell

89. Exit scam - Take money and disappear

90. Fake check - Fraudulent payment

Financial Advice

91. Stack - Accumulate money

92. Rainy day - Emergency fund

93. FIRE - Financial Independence Retire Early

94. Boglehead - Passive investor

95. Household - Family finances

Crypto Specific

96. NGMI - “Not gonna make it”

97. WAGMI - “We’re all gonna make it”

98. DYOR - “Do your own research”

99. Shill - Promote excessively

100. Rug pull - Scam exit