oscar
noun
[ ˈɒskə ]
• a South American cichlid fish with velvety brown young and multicoloured adults, popular in aquaria.
Oscar
noun
• the nickname for a gold statuette given as an Academy Award.
Origin:
one of the several speculative stories of its origin claims that the statuette reminded Margaret Herrick, an executive director of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, of her uncle Oscar.
Oscar
noun
• a code word representing the letter O, used in radio communication.
Oscar
noun
• money.
Origin:
early 20th century: from the name Oscar Asche (1871–1936), Australian actor, used as rhyming slang for ‘cash’.
