What it means
Money, cash, the readies. One of those wonderfully theatrical words for money that makes handing over a tenner feel like a Victorian transaction. Possibly comes from Greek "spondylikos" meaning a type of shell used as currency, which is the kind of origin story money slang deserves. Been bouncing around British English since the 1800s and refuses to die, bless it.
Usage examples
"Can't come out tonight mate, absolutely brassic until payday, not a spondulick to my name and the fridge is just condiments at this point."
"Once payday lands I'll have a bit of spondulicks for that weekend away we keep postponing."
"He talks big but never has the spondulicks when it's his round at the pub."
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