a dollar-fifty - A dollar-fifty is $50. But no one uses that meaning. People

A dollar-fifty is $50. But no one uses that meaning. People use it to make others look stupid by asking if they have a dollar and two quarters.

They asked me for a dollar-fifty and I said no and got called a dummy.

My friend gave a dollar-fifty and got laughed at.

I said no to a dollar-fifty and got called a weakling.