Phrase / UK Slang / Cockney Rhyming Slang
A term used to describe money in Cockney rhyming slang, where “merry-go-round” rhymes with “pound.” The phrase plays on the fact that money is made “round” to go “round.”
Example: “I need to get some merry-go-round for the weekend.”
Means: “I need to get some pounds for the weekend.”
Example: “He’s got a lot of merry-go-round saved up.”
Means: “He’s got a lot of pounds saved up.”
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