motser

or mot·zer

[ mot-ser ]

nounAustralian Slang.
  1. a large amount of money, especially a sum won in gambling.

Origin of motser

1
1940–45; perhaps alteration of Polari medzers, medzies, metzes money, plural of medzer, madzer halfpenny, ultimately <Italian mezzo half, mezzo
  • Also mot·za [mot-suh] /ˈmɒt sə/ .

Words Nearby motser

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British Dictionary definitions for motser

motser

motza

/ (ˈmɒtsə) /


noun
  1. Australian informal a large sum of money, esp a gambling win

Origin of motser

1
of uncertain origin; possibly Yiddish

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