Beezer
Senior Member
I was paying for a store item and said to the young clerk "I don't have any scratch...I'll have to pay with my debit card." She said, "What does scratch mean??"
My Dad always used the word 'scratch' to describe money. I guess it's quite an old saying. I thought about the origin and I figure it arose from rubbing your index finger against your thumb...making a scratching motion....indicating money.
Have any of you ever heard of that term for currency before...scratch?
My Dad always used the word 'scratch' to describe money. I guess it's quite an old saying. I thought about the origin and I figure it arose from rubbing your index finger against your thumb...making a scratching motion....indicating money.
Have any of you ever heard of that term for currency before...scratch?