ба́бки

uncommon #5800

nounfeminineinanimateuncountablecolloquialplural-only noun

1.
dough, money, cash
Отку́да у тебя́ таки́е ба́бки?
Where did you get that kind of money?
colloquial slang; plural only
2.
(rare) knucklebones, game of knucklebonesgames
Мальчи́шки игра́ли в ба́бки.
The boys were playing knucklebones.
old Russian game played with small bones or blocks

Examples

Он хо́чет, чтобы бабки рабо́тали на него по ма́ксимуму.
He wants the most bang for his buck.
У него совсем нет бабок на такси
He has absolutely no money for a taxi.
Он заработал много бабок за лето
He made a lot of money over the summer.

This noun exists in plural form only.