| 释义 |
zac /zak /(also zack) noun [with negative] Australian / NZ informalUsed for emphasis to denote no money at all: I won’t contribute another zac until I know where my money is going...- Apparently, he didn't pay a zac for his 75 per cent share and all he bought was the assets.
- The cast has been short-changed: no residuals, despite playing in 125 countries, and not a zac from souvenir sales.
- Unsubsidised arts like Australian computer game developers make world-class competitive products and don't receive a zac in Arts Council, Film Australia etc. funding.
Origin Late 19th century: from an informal name for an old Australian sixpenny coin, probably ultimately from an early Scottish pronunciation of six. |