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English
Etymology
From yen + -y (diminutive suffix), probably influenced by penny.
Noun
yenny (plural yennies)
- (informal) One yen (unit of Japanese currency); a coin worth one yen.
1996 May 29, Victor Murray, “Re: Wanted: A real oven”, in fj.life.in-japan (Usenet):Went down to see the friendly gas peopl the other day. After I made it clear that I wasn't really in the mood to pay 650,000 little yennies for an oven, they relented and gave me the general lowdown on the kind of oven I need to get.
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