An old-timey slang term for money, of Cajun origin. The phrase is pronounced slowly (the "eeee" and "ooooo" sounds are emphasized and prolonged), and the utterance of the phrase is accompanied by a
hand gesture wherein the
thumb is rubbed lazily across the
tips of the four other fingers.
Claude possessed all the trappings of wealth except the most important: the sweet Mameaux.
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Q. Why did
Harrison For deign to make that hokey Japanese beer
commercial?
A. He did it for the sweet Mameaux.