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razoo
An imaginary coin of trivial value, used in negatives about having no money.
In a sentence
By payday I didn’t have a brass razoo left.
Where it came from
Razoo is an imaginary coin of tiny value, normally used in negative expressions about having no money. It is recorded from the First World War era; its origin is uncertain.
- Initial era
- 1900–1949
- Where used
- Australian use; no narrower regional pattern established
- Use today
- Current mainly in negative idioms