What it means
Money, plain and simple, the cash you need to make things happen. Got the dough for that holiday? Rolling in dough means loaded, short on dough means skint. It is warm, casual and a bit old-school cool, the kind of word that slips into talk about wages, rent or a big night out without sounding flash.
Usage examples
"He has been rolling in dough since the business took off, but he still drives that rusty old van."
"We pooled our dough and got a massive shared house instead of five tiny flats."
"I would love to come to the festival but I just have not got the dough this month, maybe next year."
Where it comes from
Leans on the old link between bread and money, where bread itself has long meant your daily earnings. Dough is the raw stuff bread is made from, so calling cash dough is a wink at the same idea, the basic substance that keeps you fed and going.
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