mazuma

[ muh-zoo-muh ]

noun

, Slang.

1. money.

mazuma

/ məˈzuːmə /

noun

1. slang.
   money

Word History and Origins

Origin of mazuma¹

First recorded in 1895–1900; from Yiddish mazume, mezumen, from Mishnaic Hebrew mĕzūmmānīm “ready money, cash,” from mĕzūmmān “prepared,” akin to zĕman “time”; monsoon ( def ), Sivan ( def )

Word History and Origins

Origin of mazuma¹

C20: from Yiddish

Example Sentences

But don't forget to burn a few punk sticks in the joss house to the great god Mazuma from time to time.

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I think you're out of mazuma, and that's why I'm doing this.

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They can sure shed mazuma, but they can't work, or turn out of bed in the morning.

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When they want it, every one of these memoranda must be Johnny-on-the-spot before they can dig up the mazuma.

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All his life hes had to pinch, and now he hangs on to the mazuma with a deathlike grip.

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