The story
- Egyptian Arabic · borrowed fromقرش“piastre, Ottoman penny”
- English todayackers
Probably from Egyptian Arabic قرش (ʔerš, “piastre, Ottoman penny”). See also smackers, smackeroo, smackeroonies.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Synonym of money. Full definition →
Probably from Egyptian Arabic قرش (ʔerš, “piastre, Ottoman penny”). See also smackers, smackeroo, smackeroonies.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.