n.
In Australia, it means a man «downon his luck,» «stone-broke,» beaten by fortune. In America,the word means an impostor, a sponge. Between the two uses theconnection is clear, but the Australian usage is logically theearlier.
·adj Making a beat without recoil; giving indications by a single beat or excursion; — said of galv...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language