a thou

a thou

A slang term for one thousand. It is pronounced like the beginning of the word "thousand," not like the archaic pronoun "thou." I could make a thou on that job easily, and then we wouldn't have to worry about money for awhile.See also: thou

thou

(θɑʊ) n. one thousand. I managed to get a couple of thou from the bank, but I need a little more than that.