scratchien.
/ˈskratʃi/, U.S. /ˈskrætʃi/, Australian English /ˈskrætʃi/, New Zealand English /ˈskrɛtʃi/ Australian and New Zealand colloquial.
An instant lottery scratch card.
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1984 Northern Territory News (Darwin) 19 Nov. 25/1 There is a little luck around you..probably enough for a small win of some sort so why not have a go at the scratchies.
1990 Dominion (Wellington, N.Z.) 19 Sept. 3 He had spent the whole of his benefit on ‘scratchies’ like Instant Kiwi, the first week they were available.
2000 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 7 May 19/1 Under-age gamblers are getting hooked on ‘scratchies’ (instant lottery) tickets, according to research.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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