"ooftish" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈuːf.tɪʃ/
Etymology: From Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”). Etymology templates: {{der|en|yi|אויפֿן טיש}} Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish), {{m|yi|געלט אויפֿן טיש||money on the table}} געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”) Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} ooftish (uncountable)
  1. (archaic, British slang) Money. Tags: British, archaic, slang, uncountable Categories (topical): Money Synonyms: money Derived forms: feathered oof-bird (english: large source of money), make the oof-bird walk (english: to circulate money), oof [money, finance, business], oof-bag [source], oof-bird [source], oofless (english: poor), oofy (english: rich), pad the oof (english: to fold banknotes to appear twice as much)

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