Zac

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /zak/

Origin

Origin unknown.

Full definition of zac

Noun

1. (Australia slang) A sixpence; (sometimes, after decimalisation) a five-cent coin.
• 1980, Clive James, Unreliable Memoirs, Picador 1981, p. 13:Coated with black crumbs and custard, the zac streaked out of his mouth like a dum-dum and ricocheted off a tureen.
• 1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber 2003, p. 370:‘You're very fortunate.’ ‘I worked for it, every zac and deener.’----