funny money

Example Sentences

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"Until recently Swedes were bidding up the price of homes with funny money," said Andreas Cervenka, author of "Greedy Sweden", a book examining inequality driven partly by the housing boom.

From Reuters • Sep. 15, 2023

Does that seem like funny money to you?

From Slate • Jul. 30, 2021

They obscured the actual value with point systems and hoped customers would treat the cards they bought like funny money.

From The Verge • Jul. 1, 2021

“Indirect cost payments are not funny money or a slush fund,” he said.

From New York Times • Apr. 3, 2017

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From The Jargon File, Version 4.2.2, 20 Aug 2000 by Steele, Guy L.