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The Cold Six Thousand

shinichirout

Japan

I'm reading a book called "The Cold Six Thousand" by James Ellroy.

It's a crime novel. The title seems to mean six thousand dollars in cash.

It must be a slang, I think. Because I can't find any  similar example in my dictionaries.

04:00 PM Mar 12 2010 |

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Teacher AmySuper Member!

United States

Hi! It sounds like it does mean six thousand dollars in cash. Sometimes we say "cool" or "cold" to emphasize an amount of money, for instance, "I made a cool million last year on the stock exchange."Money mouth

Amy

07:28 PM Mar 15 2010 |

shinichirout

Japan

Amy, thanks a lot.

03:53 AM Mar 19 2010 |