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Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

half-a-G

English answer:

half a grand, i.e. 500 dollars

Added to glossary by Jack Doughty
Jul 5, 2013 14:25
10 yrs ago
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English term

half-a-G

Non-PRO English Other Slang an article discussing whiskey and bourbon
In a recent resurgence of interest in American whiskey, bourbon has been covered by more and more media following the trend (some 50,000 views of this article), and high profile personalities like celebrity chefs David Chang, Sean Brock and Anthony Bourdain – whose words reach far beyond the scope of traditional whiskey consumers – have preached a gospel that have turned many, many heads towards bourbon. As all fads go, increased interest attracts increased interest. It’s only a matter of time before Good Morning America does a bit on how Pappy bourbon is the ‘it’ item for your special man on Father’s Day. Not that I would complain if someone that loves me ponied up the half-a-G it costs to get your hands on a bottle of Pappy on the secondary market these days.

see more of it at whiskeywonka.com
Responses
4 +6 half a grand, i.e. 500 dollars
4 +5 500 dollars
References
The very first hit I get on Google is
Change log

Jul 5, 2013 16:09: Max Deryagin changed "Level" from "PRO" to "Non-PRO"

Jul 5, 2013 18:58: Tony M changed "Field (specific)" from "Other" to "Slang"

Jul 10, 2013 08:10: Jack Doughty Created KOG entry

Votes to reclassify question as PRO/non-PRO:

Non-PRO (3): Cilian O'Tuama, Graham Allen-Rawlings, Max Deryagin

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Discussion

Sterk (asker) Jul 7, 2013:
Yes O'Tuama, I've got the message all right. I use google extensively in my work, would even say ab-use it sometimes... But in this particular case it was not the first but the second entry that caught my eye somehow and as any further search through Google might take a turn for the worse I decided to use a more reliable source of information. You can easily see what I mean... Thank you for your comment anyway. It was unnecessary but most appreciated.
Cilian O'Tuama Jul 7, 2013:
No Sterk, The point we're trying to make is that askers are expected to do at least some elementary research (e.g. google/dictionary) before resorting to Kudoz.
You'd have found the answer as fast on google as it took you to post here. No?
Sterk (asker) Jul 6, 2013:
Oh sorry, dear, how could I forget? The Google, of course!!! But I still like to cherish the thought that the gentlemen responded right away, without resorting to this powerfool tool. Otherwise it would have taken them at least 6 minutes. Or something like that
Madeleine MacRae Klintebo Jul 5, 2013:
Google Hi Sterk,

Were you not able to google this? It took Jack and Mark 2 mins.

Responses

+6
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half a grand, i.e. 500 dollars

The cost of a bottle of Pappy Bourbon, according to the author.
Peer comment(s):
agree Gert Sass (M.A.)
10 mins
Thank you.
agree Suzan Hamer : Yes, both you and Mark are correct. "The use of 'grand' to mean 'one thousand dollars' does indeed come from American underworld slang, first appearing around 1915." http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/grand-one-thousand/
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Judith Hehir
2 hrs
Thank you.
agree Tony M
4 hrs
Thank you.
agree airmailrpl : -
9 hrs
Thank you.
agree jccantrell : Gotta go with the first, unless #2 offers me a G!
2 days 23 hrs
Thank you, G-man!
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thank you very much Sir."
+5
2 mins

500 dollars

one grand = 1000

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Note added at 3 mins (2013-07-05 14:29:00 GMT)
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Sorry G= grand

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Note added at 8 hrs (2013-07-05 22:31:16 GMT)
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Brings back fond memories of Damon Runyon.
Note from asker:
Thank you Mark
Peer comment(s):
agree Gert Sass (M.A.)
10 mins
agree Suzan Hamer : Yes, both you and Jack are correct. "The use of 'grand' to mean 'one thousand dollars' does indeed come from American underworld slang, first appearing around 1915." http://www.word-detective.com/2008/04/grand-one-thousand/
2 hrs
agree Judith Hehir
2 hrs
agree Tony M
4 hrs
agree Jack Doughty : Thank you.
4 hrs
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Reference comments

6 mins
Reference:

The very first hit I get on Google is

Urban Dictionary: half a g
www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term...‎

half a thousand dollars, five hudred dollars.
Peer comments on this reference comment:
agree Tony M : And indeed, 'a grand' has also been used for donkey's yeasr in the UK to mean £1,000
4 hrs
agree writeaway : of course but if you hadn't looked, you wouldn't have seen that. Step one is to look but it's a biiiiiiiig step.
8 hrs
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