ooftish en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈuːf.tɪʃ/
Etymology
From Yiddish אויפֿן טיש (oyfn tish) in the phrase געלט אויפֿן טיש (gelt oyfn tish, “money on the table”).
Meanings
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(British, archaic, slang, uncountable) Money.
And you bet that each gal, not to mention each yob, / Didn't care how much ooftish it cost 'em per nob.
1897, A. R. Marshall, Pomes^([sic]) from the Pink 'Un, page 76:Henry Smith, her coachman, next gave evidence. He said he heard King say he had come after some ooftish.
1889 August 27, Daily News:
Deriveds
oof · feathered oof-bird · oof-bag · oofy · pad the oof · make the oof-bird walk · oofless · oof-bird