venmo

noun

1. (informal)An account on the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile payment system.

   “It was part of a larger trend of monetizing the demand for unpaid emotional labor that became bigger and bigger after the 2016 election. At first, posting a Venmo or CashApp “for emotional labor” was something I noticed activists doing, usually Black women who were being asked to donate their time and expertise for free to the public, and even to private institutions with the budget to pay them.”

   “His vest had a Kevin Bacon hashtag and a Venmo on it. “I have to give it to Doug, he is a hustler,” Briana said, eyeing the Venmo. “Doug would punch me in the face for a billion dollars.””

   “Where many bars published their staff’s Venmos and Cash Apps so that patrons could show some financial appreciation while they were out of work, Troupe429 went further. […] Each “Troupetender” card featured a cute headshot, a QR code linked to the employee’s online cash account, and a recipe for a cocktail.”

   “A Venmo pops up. Jesse Desmond. I thought that was his voice.”

   “Find PayPals, Venmos, or CashApps of BIPOC and randomly donate money as reparations.”

verb

1. (informal, intransitive)To use the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile payment system, originally principally for splitting bills such as for food, drinks, entertainment, and transportation.

   “Don’t want to bother splitting the brunch check five ways? Split it two ways instead, and three people will have some Venmoing to do.”

   “We had only Venmoed once or twice in our short relationship, but I knew it was an app he used frequently with his friends.”

   “Venmoing may be standard, but here’s why I’ve switched.”

   “She's the keeper of all the receipts and bills (and hopefully sees the benefit this will be if she's using a rewards credit card) and at the end of the trip she divides the total and everyone Venmos!”

2. (ditransitive, informal)To transfer money to someone using the Venmo peer-to-peer mobile payment system.

   “"Keeps to himself," he said, "Venmos the rent. Never calls to fix nothin'." In other words, a perfect tenant.”

   “Ariana Grande is lending a hand to help her fans in need amid the current coronavirus pandemic.”

   “Jillian had Venmoed me half my fee that morning.”

   “I know his occasional emails and the few times he Venmoed me money will never compare to what Mom does for me.”

3. (alt-of)Alternative letter-case form of Venmo.

   “In all the examples mentioned earlier, consumers wouldn’t pay pennies every day by venmoing the seller.”

   “Many hours and dollars a year go into reading these emails and then acting on their directives—sending the kid in with a bagged lunch for the museum trip, buying something for the class basket, wrapping the Secret Santa present, venmoing Angela for the principal’s gift.”

   “I’ve been going nuts, ready to assemble a search party, certain Ginny wasn’t a teenage girl and Theo was being held at knifepoint until he venmoed the contents of his bank account to some thug with an eye patch and a set of brass knuckles.”

   “They are taking off work two hours early, confirming babysitters, venmoing dog walkers.”