zack
See also: Zack
English
editAlternative forms
editEtymology
editUnknown; possibly an alteration or dialect form of six.
Pronunciation
editNoun
editzack (plural zacks)
- (Australia) Sixpence.
- 2014, Frank E. Burdett, The Purple Tree: The Queensland Outback in the 1860s:
- "Strewth, Dad! It's not worth a zack!" said Barry.
- (Australia, rare) Five cents.
- (Australia) A six-month or six-year prison sentence.
References
edit- Dalzell, Tom et al. (2008) The Consise New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, rev. ed. edition, London and New York: Routledge, page 717
German
editPronunciation
editVerb
editzack
Interjection
editzack
- (colloquial) Onomatopoeia expressing that something happens quickly or suddenly.
- Jetzt raus aus der Badewanne, aber zack!
- Out of the bathtub, now; chop-chop!
- Er hörte nur das Wort „Hausaufgaben“ und, zack, war er verschwunden.
- He only heard the word "homework" and, poof, he disappeared.
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