Green’s Dictionary of Slang

1. Centrelink, the Australian government agency that provides unemployment payments.

2009		Punch 29 Nov. 🌐 [reader comments] They shall be allocated an extra allowance from ‘Ceno’ so they can drunkenly obliterate themselves from civilised society, without the fear of another Generation coming along, breeding, getting stronger, more hungry and more feral!
2016		Whirlpool > Forums > Jobs > Centrelink accidental underreporting 3 Nov. 🌐 Fast forward over a year after I paid them back and the $10,600 income bank balance occurs to me. Cenno didn’t take this into account AT ALL.

2. an unemployment benefit paid by Centrelink.

2017		cafes.hey-australia.com 16 Dec. 🌐 Legends! Always give me tic on coffees when it’s obvious I’ve spent my cenno on gear. Thanks so much guys!!
2020		Steam > Chika 22 Sept. 🌐 [H]ey mate just wondering if youd like to catchup again this weekend? cloud 9 was so good last weekend, i still havent slept, ive got my cenno coming in on tuesday, and child support is coming wednesday so we could possibly get on to jepeto for a couple more grams if youd be keen.
2022		Reddit/r/sydney Apr. 🌐 What should be the democracy sausage of your suburb? [...] Rooty Hill - fuck all because me cenno hasnt come in yet aye.