Bands
Large amounts of money, typically counted in thousands (a "band" = $1,000, named after the paper band around a stack of bills).
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How it's used
Money slang travels fast through hip-hop and drill culture, and the GTA scene has its own well-worn set of terms for it.
“Saved up bands from working all summer.”
Where it comes from
Origin: Hip-hop slang, widely used in the GTA scene. It's tied to Toronto's music and sports culture more than to a specific immigrant-language root — see our "from the block to global" section for how that side of Toronto slang spread.
Sources
This entry was compiled through general research into Toronto/GTA slang rather than one single citable source — see the full bibliography in SOURCES.md and the wider context in our history of Toronto slang.
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