lollar
/lˈɑlɚ/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English
6
Scrabble Score
6
Letters
2
Syllables
4
Unique Chars
Meaning
name
A surname.
Example Sentences
- "Many scramble for ways to use their trapped “Lollars,” fearing they could eventually lose them completely."
- "Bekdache next names as problems the lollar/dollar and Lebanese pound currency conundrum and the issue of having to settle claims in the same currency and same category (cash or check) in which a policy premium had been paid;"
- "Millions of American dollars deposited by citizens are frozen in banks, accessible only in local currency at ruinous exchange rates. These lost dollars are known colloquially as “lollars,” or LOL. The LTA is now printing physical lollars, adorned with art by Tom Young, a Beirut-based painter whose work focuses on Lebanon’s crises and corruption."
Etymology
Etymology tree English Lebanon Proto-Germanic *dalą Proto-West Germanic *dal Old High German tal Middle High German tal German Tal German Talerder. Middle Low German dālerbor. Dutch dalerbor. English dollar blend English lollar Blend of Lebanon + dollar; coined by economist Dan Azzi in 2019.