motser

or mot·zer

[ mot-ser ]

noun

, Australian Slang.

1. a large amount of money, especially a sum won in gambling.

motser

/ ˈmɒtsə /

noun

1. informal.
   a large sum of money, esp a gambling win

Word History and Origins

Origin of motser¹

1940–45; perhaps alteration of Polari medzers, medzies, metzes money, plural of medzer, madzer halfpenny, ultimately < Italian mezzo half, mezzo

Word History and Origins

Origin of motser¹

of uncertain origin; possibly Yiddish