Meaning & use
wonga
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British informal slang for money.
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He won a bit of wonga on the horses at the weekend.
They needed serious wonga to renovate the old cottage.
A note on using this word
Chiefly used in British English slang; its origin is uncertain, possibly linked to Romani 'wonga' or 'vonga'.
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