dough

dough · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A thick, malleable mixture of flour and liquid, used for baking bread, pastries, and other foods.

  2. 2.

    (slang) Money.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    rolling in dough — having a lot of money

Related words

See also: batter, bread, money
Synonyms: batter, cash (slang), money (slang)

Etymology

From Old English dag ("dough"), from Proto-Germanic daigaz. The slang meaning of "money" emerged in American English in the 19th century.