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Meaning of wonga | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
ˈwɒŋɡə

Definitions

  1. Money.
    London, New-Zealand, slang, uncountable
  2. A locality in South Gippsland Shire, south eastern Victoria, Australia.

Examples

“A whole wodge of wonga.”
“I don't mean to be difficult, I said to the madame in reception, but I'm paying a lot of wonga, so these women of yours should be able to manage a bit of service, shouldn't they, I said, and then I was given a voucher.”
““Well, to fix this house, we need money, correct? Does anyone know if we have any money? Anyone?” “Uh...” “Cash.” “Coin.” “Moola.” “Gold.” “Wonga.” “Rubles.” “Milk.” “Lettuce.” “Bread.” “Dough.” “Sweet cream.” “Stripper tips.” “Anyone?” “Colin Robinson was in charge of paying all the bills in the house, and now Colin Robinson is dead.””

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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