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   ackers

   /ˈakəz/

   plural

   • 1. money: informal British "what you get for your ackers is two CDs"

   Word Origin 1930s (originally used by British troops in Egypt as a name for the piastre): probably an alteration of Arabic fakka ‘small change, coins’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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   What does Ackers mean?

   • Blossom Word Game Pick the best words! Spelling Bee Quiz Can you outdo past winners of the National Spelli... The meaning of ACKERS is cash, money. How to use ackers in a sentence.

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   Is Acker a slang word?

   • Eric Partridge, A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, eighth edition (1984) actually lists an instance of "ackers" that seem to follow this pattern—although in this case the term doesn't carry the meaning "friend or mate": ackers.

   How did “acker” come to mean friend in West Country English?

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   Where does Acker come from?

   • acca n. 2 (also ack, acker) {abbr.} {1980s} ( Aus .) acne. So acker [s] has emerged as a slang term derived from activity (in England), from academic (in Australia), and from acne (in Australia). If acker in the sense of "friend or mate" followed this same pattern, what word might it have come from?

   How did “acker” come to mean friend in West Country English?

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   When was Acker first used?

   • The earliest known use of the noun acker is in the 1930s. OED's earliest evidence for acker is from 1937, in a dictionary by Eric Partridge, lexicographer and etymologist. acker is of unknown origin. acknow, v.

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   The meaning of ACKERS is cash, money. How to use ackers in a sentence.

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   Jul 27, 2020 · 'Acker' in the nineteenth century. Whether acker in the sense of "friend or mate" is Somerset-specific or not, the term probably arose within the past 100 years. William Holloway, A General Dictionary of Provincialisms (1840) has nothing for acker in the relevant sense, nor does James Halliwell, A Dictionary of Archaic and Provincial Words (1852) or Thomas Wright, Dictionary of Obsolete and ...

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   Jul 21, 2024 · From Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Jump to navigation Jump to search. See also: Ackers. Contents. ... “ackers, n.” in the Dictionary of the Scots Language, ...

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   Ackers definition: (UK, slang) Money. . Find Similar Words Find similar words to ackers using the buttons below.

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   Define ackers. ackers synonyms, ackers pronunciation, ackers translation, English dictionary definition of ackers. n 1. informal Austral a variant spelling of acca 2 ...

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   What does the noun acker mean? There are two meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun acker. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. acker has developed meanings and uses in subjects including. coins and banknotes (1930s) military (1930s) economics and commerce (1930s) See meaning & use.

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   Ackers is scouse for: Money; Cash "Can't come, I've got no ackers la." © 2024 Scouse Dictionary.. A-Z Scouse Dictionary | Submit | Contact | Privacy Policy