What does 'Zack, not worth a' mean in Australia?
Australian slang 'Zack, not worth a' meaning?
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'Zack, not worth a' meaning
3 definitions
Laz
Not worth anything; Coming from the phrase Zack, meaning 5cents.
Canussie
I remember Zac as being sixpence (5 cents)
Example: Can you lend me a Zac for a cream bun?
Anthony
“Not worth a zac”, not of any real value. A zac being 6 pence, later to be 5 cents once decimal was introduced in 1966. It is a colloquial term from the Australian slang, often used to described a worthless value.
However, zac would also be used to the value of the coin in a transaction, “Here’s a zac for the newspaper” .
Example: Not worth a Zac ( equals 6 pence or 5 cent), in other words not of any value
Not worth anything; Coming from the phrase Zack, meaning 5cents.
I remember Zac as being sixpence (5 cents)
“Not worth a zac”, not of any real value. A zac being 6 pence, later to be 5 cents once decimal was introduced in 1966. It is a colloquial term from the Australian slang, often used to described a worthless value.
However, zac would also be used to the value of the coin in a transaction, “Here’s a zac for the newspaper” .