chocolate, noun
- Origin:
- Named for the brown colour of the banknote.
slang
In urban (especially township) English: a twenty-rand banknote. Also attributive.
1984 M. Mthethwa in Frontline July 28Their pockets and wallets and purses are thickly lined with stacks of ‘cabbages’ and ‘chocolates’ — ten and twenty-rand banknotes.
1994 Wilhelm & Naidoo in Sunday Times 1 May 15Notes all have different names:..the brown R20 note is a chocolate note.
a twenty-rand banknote. Also attributive.
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