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Hello Mike Powell!

** On Wednesday 17.09.25 - 09:36, Mike Powell wrote to MICKEY:

 >> MP> No I had plenty of colourful, cool Canadian plastic bills to pay with.
 >> MP> Some Loonies and Twonies, too!  :D

 >> Toonies :-)

 MP> That is what I thought but, since they are worth $2
 MP> Canadian, I assumed they were Twonies.  ;)

The use of "Loonies" for the 1$ coin was cute, since it  
features a loon on one side.

But I've never grown fond of calling the $2 coin a twonie or a  
toonie. The coin has a polar bear on it. So, following the  
naming rule, the $2 coin should have reflected the bear,  
somehow.

Chatgpg seems to suggest..

"A good slang term for the Canadian $2 coin (the toonie) that  
nods to the polar bear could be:

"Bearie" - short, playful, and directly tied to the animal.

"Pawnie" - referencing the polar bear paw.

"Frostie" - captures both the northern vibe and the bear.

"Polie" - from "polar."

"Whiteback" - a nod to the polar bear's color.

"Grizz" - even though it's not a grizzly, the shorthand feels natural as
Canadian slang.

"Nanuk" - from nanook, the Inuktitut word for polar bear.

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