motser

American

[mot-ser] / ˈmɒt sər /

Also motza or motzer

noun

Australian Slang.

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

motser British

/ ˈmɒtsə /

noun

informal a large sum of money, esp a gambling win

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Etymology

Origin of motser

1940–45; perhaps alteration of Polari medzers, medzies, metzes money, plural of medzer, madzer halfpenny, ultimately < Italian mezzo half, mezzo

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