mad money
nounInformal.
a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
a small sum of money carried by a woman on a date to enable her to reach home alone in case she and her escort quarrel and separate.
Origin of mad money
1First recorded in 1915–20
Words Nearby mad money
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How to use mad money in a sentence
Let me remind you of WaPo's excellent "mad money" page, which tracks all the TV spending with ridiculous precision.
Later that day, Cramer, on mad money, simply avoids the subject, save the odd joke in the clip below.
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