It is sometimes called "pochi bukuro," which means "tip, gratuity" in Kansai dialect, shugibukuro (special envelope for monetary gifts) which was usually given to Japanese dancing girls in and around Kyoto (apprentice geigi or geiko).
「ポチ袋」（点袋）と呼ばれることもあるが、この「ポチ」は関西方言で「心づけ、祝儀」を意味し、もっぱら舞妓などに与えていた祝儀袋のことであった。