wampum meaning and definition

WAMPUM noun

Definition of wampum (noun)

1. informal terms for money
   • synonyms: boodle, bread, cabbage, clams, dinero, dough, gelt, kale, lettuce, lolly, loot, lucre, moolah, pelf, scratch, shekels, simoleons, sugar
2. small cylindrical beads made from polished shells and fashioned into strings or belts; used by certain Native American peoples as jewelry or currency
   • synonyms: peag, wampumpeag