| make a quid (v) |
earn a living
A quid is slang for a pound (unit of money in Aus. until 1966). |
motza (n) (alternate spelling: motser) |
large amount of money, usually a gambling win
From Yiddish |
| no shortage of oscar (adj) |
having lots of money
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| outgoings (adj) |
expenditures
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| pension day (n) |
the day government pension cheques arrive
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| quid (n) |
slang for a pound (Aussie currency up to the 1960s)
"I made a good quid off that game." |
| skint (adj) |
broke, out of money
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| zack (n) |
sixpence (five cents)
"He isn't worth a zack." |