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单词 funny money
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funny money

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noun Slang.

counterfeit currency.
money from undisclosed or questionable sources.
currency of little value, as of a nation whose currency has been artificially inflated or recently devaluated.
any foreign currency.

Origin of funny money

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby funny money

funny bone, funny book, funny business, funny farm, funnyman, funny money, funny paper, fun run, funster, Funston, FUO
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British Dictionary definitions for funny money

funny money

noun

a sum of money so large as to be considered unreal
counterfeit money
derogatory foreign currency
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Idioms and Phrases with funny money

funny money

Counterfeit money; also, money from an obscure or questionable source. For example, The police warned storekeepers that some funny money was being passed around town. This expression probably endures because of its rhyme. [1930s]

The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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