Smackeroonies

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. Playful slang for a loud, smacking kiss given to someone on the cheek or lips
2. A casual term for a noisy, affectionate smooch planted on another person
3. Informal wording for a resounding, playful kiss, often one given with a smack

Etymology: "Smackeroonies" is slang for money, and it is built from a chain of informal money words rather than from any formal language. Its base is "smackers," an American slang term for dollars, which is itself a slang coinage. Attached to it is "-oon," a suffix that carries the sense of a coin or an amount, as in "smackeroo," a related slang word for a dollar. The ending "-y" then turns the whole thing into a playful diminutive, which is why the word is almost always heard in the plural. Because it is so informal, the word's exact early dates are not firmly recorded here, and it belongs to the family of "smackeroo" and "ackers," all of which show how English speakers have repeatedly reshaped money words into playful forms. The result is a word whose charm lies in its sound rather than in any ancient root.

Synonyms: dollar, buck, bill