What is "wonga"

n. (context slang British chiefly London New Zealand English) Money.

Wonga may refer to:

• Wonga is an Australian English word of aboriginal origin. Hence:
  • Wonga pigeon
  • Pandorea, also known as Wonga vine
  • Wonga Park, Victoria, a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria
  • Wonga, a town in South Gippsland Shire
  • Simon Wonga, an aboriginal elder
  • Wonga Beach, Queensland, a town in Queensland
  • Wonga, the indigenous name for Arthurs Seat, in Victoria

• Wonga is a slang term of Romany origin for money in some parts of Britain, giving rise to:
  • A contest on UK television show The Big Breakfast
  • Wonga.com, a payday loan and short-term high-interest credit company.

• The 2004 Equatorial Guinea coup d'état attempt also known as the Wonga coup