Oof-bird

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any source or supplier of money. British, dated, idiomatic, slang

    "It is a sad and weary time for many, for when the dustman, the man who blacks the boots, and he with the grog-blossom on his nose who does nothing but hold cab-doors open when nobody asks him to have all been paid, the oof bird takes unto itself wings and flies away."

Synonyms

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golden gooseoof-bag

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"It is a sad and weary time for many, for when the dustman, the man who blacks the boots, and he with the grog-blossom on his nose who does nothing but hold cab-doors open when nobody asks him to have all been paid, the oof bird takes unto itself wings and flies away."

Etymology

UK late 19th century–1910s.

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