Talk:tenner

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Isn't this used only for British pounds? I've never heard it used for a US$10 note. Equinox 08:16, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

See Lend Me a Tenor, set in Cleveland OH. DCDuring (talk) 17:38, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Reply
Tenner would be understood in context, but it is not a US expression. We would say ten, a ten, a ten-spot (dated), ten bucks, a sawbuck (obsolete), perhaps a Hamilton.
DARE has tennis shoe, backed by citations. DCDuring (talk) 18:03, 28 January 2020 (UTC)Reply