I'm not Canadian, but...toonies

[doconeill]

Yes, there is a toonie...it is the nickname of the Canadian $2 coin. The name was a play on "loonie", which is the nickname for the $1 coin, taken from the image of the common Loon on the reverse side.

The toonie doesn't have a loon, it has a bear, so early on some wanted to call it a "bearie"...

 

[WebmasterJohn]

Yes, there is a toonie...it is the nickname of the Canadian $2 coin. The name was a play on "loonie", which is the nickname for the $1 coin, taken from the image of the common Loon on the reverse side.

The toonie doesn't have a loon, it has a bear, so early on some wanted to call it a "bearie"...

So thinking Tutus was referring to money was not so crazy after all

 

[FireDancer]

Loonie, Toonie, and Newfie represents 100% of my Canadian slang knowledge.

 

[mainegal]

reverse side.

The toonie doesn't have a loon, it has a bear, so early on some wanted to call it a "bearie"...

We call it "Queen with the bear behind".

 

[doconeill]

Loonie, Toonie, and Newfie represents 100% of my Canadian slang knowledge.

What a hoser, eh?

 

[GenieCat]

Shouldn't the $2 coin be a "doubloonie"?

 

[doconeill]

Shouldn't the $2 coin be a "doubloonie"?

That was another name some people wanted, but it lost out...toonie is easier to say.

 

[A&Bmama]

early on some wanted to call it a "bearie"...

That's actually a new one on me.

Can you translate this?

Listen by' me pogie didn't come in. Can you spare a toonie for a double-double?

 

[soupy11]

That's actually a new one on me.

Can you translate this?

Listen by' me pogie didn't come in. Can you spare a toonie for a double-double?

I will translate....

Good day, my dear friend, my government employment insurance cheque did not arrive today, can you lend me two dollars so that I may purchase a coffee with 2 cream and 2 sugars from the local Tim Horton's?

 

[A&Bmama]

I will translate....

Good day, my dear friend, my government employment insurance cheque did not arrive today, can you lend me two dollars so that I may purchase a coffee with 2 cream and 2 sugars from the local Tim Horton's?

You got it!

I'd be disappointed if I stumped you since you're Canadian too.

 

[doconeill]

Knowing what some colleagues did to kill time in Toronto at night while training, I wasn't sure

 

[kbelle8995]

All I could think of when I heard this was

"We're Tiny. We're toony. We're all a little looney."


Sorry evidence of miss-spent youth.

 

[eeyorelvr09]

All I could think of when I heard this was

"We're Tiny. We're toony. We're all a little looney."


Sorry evidence of miss-spent youth.

..." and in this cartoony we are invading your t.v."

 

[monkeyknuckler]

So then, what do Americans call their 1 Dollar coin?
Sometimes we call ours "a dollar". Seems crazy, I know.

 

[doconeill]

So then, what do Americans call their 1 Dollar coin?
Sometimes we call ours "a dollar". Seems crazy, I know.

"rare"