︎cashish n. money. Etymological Note: From cash ‘money in the form of bills or coins.’ Imitative of hashish ‘a hullucinogenic resinous extract of the hemp plant,’ which also lends a connotation of illicitness or addiction. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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