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zack; zac
noun
a sixpence; the sum of six pence AUSTRALIA, 1898
Origin unknown. Perhaps from Scottish dialect saxpence (sixpence), or possibly Yiddish from German sechs (six). After the introduction of decimal currency in 1966, it came to mean “a five-cent piece”, or its value, a similar coin with about the same comparative value; dying out from the 1980s, now seldom heard.- ZACK–Sixpence. — Gilbert H. Lawson, A Dictionary of Australian Words and Terms, 1924
- Shit a brick. There’s fifteen and a zac on the clock already. That’s nearly a note where I come from. — Barry Humphries, The Wonderful World of Barry McKenzie, p. 8, 1968
▶ not have a zack
to be broke AUSTRALIA- The embattled former fruit and vegetable marketer is concerned about the possibility of going to court. “I haven’t got a zac,” he said. — Glebe and Western Weekly, p. 9, 8 November 1989
▶ not worth a zack
worthless AUSTRALIA- “He’s no lake fisherman.” “He is not?” “Not worth a zac, mate.” — John O’Grady, Gone Fishin’, p. 127, 1962
- That’s Dad’s brothers and sisters. Not worth a zac, he reckons. — Tim Winton, That eye, the sky, p. 101, 1986
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