General
dunop
What does dunop mean?
In coded patter, 'dunop' let a trader signal a big-money customer or deal to a partner without the punter realising the stakes.
"This one's a dunop job — mind your manners and your prices."
Origin
Cockney costermonger back-slang of the 1840s, the larger-denomination partner to 'yennep', from the coded money vocabulary recorded by Mayhew (1851) and Hotten (1859).
Frequently asked questions
What does dunop mean?
It means a pound (money) — 'pound' spelled backwards in Cockney back-slang.
Where did dunop come from?
From 1840s London costermonger back-slang, documented by Mayhew and Hotten in their surveys of street life and slang.
How does dunop relate to yennep?
Both are reversed coin names: yennep is a penny, dunop a pound — two ends of the back-slang money scale.
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