| 单词 | mad money |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmad money mad money n. colloquial money for use in an emergency or in any unexpected eventuality; money that is surplus to one's normal requirements and which may be spent on a whim. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > money > funds or pecuniary resources > [noun] > set apart for a purpose > for emergencies contingency fund1901 mad money1922 1922 Lima (Ohio) News & Times-Democrat 2 Mar. 1/3 The 1922 girl always ‘squirrels’ or hides, a few dollar bills known as ‘mad’ money. 1933 E. H. Partridge Slang To-day & Yesterday v. 285 Mad money, return fare, it being very generally believed by the New Zealand troops..that every English girl infallibly carried her return fare in case her soldier friend became mad, i.e., acted with an excessive freedom of manner. 1943 J. Steinbeck in N.Y. Herald Tribune 2 Sept. 21/2 He has a nest egg or mad money. 1962 L. Deighton Ipcress File x. 61 I think he grabs an S. 1. now and again when he needs some mad money. 1970 ‘D. Shannon’ Unexpected Death (1971) ix. 135 I haven't even a dime of mad money with me, hope I don't need it. 1972 O. Sela Bearer Plot i. 15 I reached for the wad of notes Keith kept as mad money. 1984 A. Maupin Babycakes xiv. 58 ‘Just a little..you know..extra cash.’ ‘Mad money.’ 1993 N.Y. Times 7 Nov. iv. 17/3 Deborah Barton..took money out of her own pocket to buy six of her students school uniforms. The Pinewood Elementary P.T.A...gives each teacher $100 for classroom ‘mad money’. < as lemmas |
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