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Chinese money

American  

noun

Slang: Usually Offensive.
  1. funny money.


Sensitive Note

See Chinese.

Example Sentences

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The U.N. relies on U.S. and Chinese money for 42% of its basic funding.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 30, 2026

"For decades, the question of how reticulate veins form has remained open, and finally we have a plausible answer" in Chinese money plants' Voronoi patterns.

From Science Daily • May 14, 2026

Also capsized are many of the high hopes that took hold across Eastern and Central Europe for a bonanza of Chinese money.

From New York Times • May 7, 2024

A university of Pennsylvania spokesman has denied that anonymous Chinese money had flowed to the center.

From Washington Times • Jan. 10, 2023

"Those machines can make Chinese money if you want them to," my grandmother said.

From "The Witches" by Roald Dahl

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