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View synonyms for funny money
funny money
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.
funny money
noun
- a sum of money so large as to be considered unreal
- counterfeit money
- derogatory.foreign currency
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Word History and Origins
Origin of funny money1
First recorded in 1940–45
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Idioms and Phrases
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]Advertisement
Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from 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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