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/meuh zooh"meuh/, n. Slang.money.[1875-80; < Yiddish mezumen < Heb mezuman set, fixed]
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mazuma — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun Slang. Something, such as coins or printed bills, used as a medium of exchange: cash, currency, lucre, money. Informal: wampum. Slang: bread, cabbage, dough, gelt, green, jack, lettuce, long green, moola, scratch.… … English dictionary for students
