different between yazoo vs razoo

English

Named after the Yazoo River, a tributary of the Mississippi with this characteristic.

yazoo (plural yazoos)

(US) A tributary that runs parallel to a river (especially when separated by a natural levee).

razoo (plural razoos)

(Australia, informal) A fictitious coin of very low value; (used in negative constructions) a penny; a whit; a jot.
- 2009, Marja Harris, My Memoirs: A Period in the Life of Marja Harris (page 28)
  He ate his Kentucky Fried Chicken and I am not to eat a thing...not a razoo.
- 2011, Margaret Way, The Bridesmaid's Wedding
  Some of those old aristocratic families haven't got a razoo any more.

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