scratchie
Coin-revealed prize card
A scratchie is Australian and New Zealand slang for a scratch card—a lottery ticket with a concealed area you scratch off to reveal whether you've won: I bought a scratchie at the newsagent and won twenty bucks.
Also called a scratchy.
Briefest unit of time
- ticketEntry permit slip
- winnerOne who prevails
- prizeReward for winning
- jackpotAccumulated gambling prize
lotto · newsagent · convenience store · reveal · coin · lucky · gamble · odds
instant
Briefest unit of time
jackpot · lotto · newsagent · convenience store · reveal · coin · lucky · gamble · odds · payout
slang
Informal in-group vocabulary
newsagency · punter · lucky dip · pokies · flutter · punt · bikkies · arvo · casual · colloquial
casual
Relaxed and informal
- shiftMovement or work period
- tempProvisional worker, briefly
- day laborerCasual hired worker
on-call · irregular · roster · fill-in · standby · replacement · hourly · flexible · pickup · short-term
scratchielotto
Number-matching gambling game
lottery draw · Powerball · Mega Millions · numbers game · weekly draw
scratchiesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
savings bond · fixed deposit · certificate of deposit · sure bet · lock
scratchiesure thing
Guaranteed outcome or agreement
safe bet · fixed income · savings account · investment · certificate of deposit
- from scratchStarting with nothing prepared
- scratch the surfaceExamine only superficially
- scratch thatWithdraw a statement
- chicken scratchIllegible, messy handwriting
- scratch an itchRub to stop tingling
- scratch paperThrowaway sheets for drafting
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