clipper, noun

Plurals:
unchanged.
Origin:
AfrikaansShow more Etymology dubious: see quotation 1994, or perhaps an Englished form of Afrikaans klippe diamonds, a theory reinforced by the unmarked plural form.
slang
One hundred rand; klip noun sense 5.
1991 C. Van Ulmenstein in Weekend Argus 12 Jan. (Suppl.) 5As South Africa moves towards a ‘new’ South Africa, so too its language is evolving...Denominations of money also have their own names: R100 is known as a clipper.
1991 Informant, Bellville, Western CapeOur registration fee was raised from R75 to a clipper (R100).
1992 A. Bridge et al. Informant, SowetoClipper: R100. Three clipper: R300.
1993 Weekly Mail & Guardian 23 Dec. 11The following is a guide to street words of 1993:..Clipper: R100.
1994 Sunday Times 1 May 15A clipper is R100 of R10 notes — because you needed a paper clip to keep it together.
One hundred rand; klip noun sense 5.
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