midgicn.

Brit.

/ˈmɪdʒɪk/, U.S.

/ˈmɪdʒɪk/

Origin: Probably a borrowing from Shelta. Etymon: Shelta mid'og.

Etymology: Probably < Shelta mid'og; further etymology uncertain.Early editions of Partridge Dict. Slang & Unconventional Eng. fail to note the Shelta etymology originally noted by Barrère and Leland, suggesting instead a connection with the (equally obscure) 18th-cent. hapax legomenon mejoge.

slang. Now historical.

A shilling.

ΚΠ

1889 C. T. Clarkson & J. H. Richardson Police! 320 Some specimens of thieves' slang may not be amiss... A shilling. A bob, breaky, deaner, midgic.

1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 51/2 Midgic, a shilling.

1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 52 We use midgic for a shilling, where the Australian habitually uses deener.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	midgic
释义	midgicn. Brit. /ˈmɪdʒɪk/, U.S. /ˈmɪdʒɪk/ Origin: Probably a borrowing from Shelta. Etymon: Shelta mid'og. Etymology: Probably < Shelta mid'og; further etymology uncertain.Early editions of Partridge Dict. Slang & Unconventional Eng. fail to note the Shelta etymology originally noted by Barrère and Leland, suggesting instead a connection with the (equally obscure) 18th-cent. hapax legomenon mejoge. slang. Now historical. A shilling. ΚΠ 1889 C. T. Clarkson & J. H. Richardson Police! 320 Some specimens of thieves' slang may not be amiss... A shilling. A bob, breaky, deaner, midgic. 1890 A. Barrère & C. G. Leland Dict. Slang II. 51/2 Midgic, a shilling. 1941 S. J. Baker N.Z. Slang vi. 52 We use midgic for a shilling, where the Australian habitually uses deener. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2002; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1889
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