Cabbage Slang: What It Really Means and Why It Shows Up in Unexpected Places

When you hear cabbage, a slang term that can mean money, sexual activity, or even a type of storage system. Also known as green, it’s not just a vegetable—it’s a word that’s worn different hats across cultures and contexts. In some corners of the UK and Australia, cabbage is slang for cash. Think of it like "bucks" or "dough," but with a leafy twist. Why? No one’s entirely sure, but it’s been around since at least the 1950s, possibly linked to the green color of old banknotes or the idea of "growing" money like a crop. It’s not formal, but if you hear someone say, "I need to earn some cabbage," they’re not planning a salad.

Then there’s slang bedding, a casual, often humorous term for sexual activity. Also known as bedding, it’s used in places like Australia and parts of the UK, where language loves to play with double meanings. This isn’t about sheets or comforters—it’s about what happens under them. And yes, it’s connected to cabbage in the sense that both are part of a larger family of cheeky, metaphor-driven slang. You’ll find both terms in the same conversation when people are joking about money, relationships, or home life. They’re not random—they’re part of how everyday language turns the mundane into something playful.

And here’s where it gets weirder: shelving slang, a niche but real set of terms used in storage and industrial contexts. Also known as 500 monkey, it refers to load ratings on shelves—like saying a shelf holds "five hundred monkeys" instead of 500 pounds. Why monkeys? No one knows for sure, but it’s catchy, visual, and sticks in your head. You’ll see this in warehouse manuals, garage sales, and DIY forums. It’s the same kind of linguistic creativity that turns "cabbage" into cash and "bedding" into sex. All of it is about making dry, technical, or awkward topics easier to talk about—by turning them into stories.

These aren’t isolated terms. They’re part of a pattern: people use humor, imagery, and surprise to talk about things that are either too boring, too sensitive, or too technical. That’s why you’ll find all three—cabbage, bedding, and shelving slang—in the posts below. Some explain how to store your vacuum without a closet. Others break down why a $2000 sofa is worth it. A few even dig into why the plural of wife is wives. They’re all connected by one thing: real people using real language to solve real problems. You won’t find textbook definitions here. You’ll find the messy, funny, practical ways people actually talk about their homes, their money, and their lives.