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With that kind of funny money, Mr. Shah and DOE aren’t restricting themselves to small-time bets.
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Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023
Thirteen receivers average at least $20 million per year in salary, led by Tyreek Hill at $30 million (which is slightly inflated by funny money) and Davante Adams at $28 million (which is not).
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Amid a speculative frenzy, the digital funny money’s price has zoomed more than 12,000% to more than $0.60 cents per coin since the start of the year.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 8 May 2021
As long as there is an exchange of funny money for real money, the owner of the funny money should rationally get into contracts to lock in the exchange for as long as possible.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
Betsy DeVos surveys her domain from atop a mountain of Amway funny money.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2023
Nevada's lack of a state income tax would also give Brady a little extra funny money for the tables.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
Adams got $28 million per year, Hill got $30 million (though some of it is funny money), Cooper Kupp got nearly $27 million per year, and A.J. Brown got $25 million per year from the Eagles.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
FinCEN’s real estate regulation will likely draw fire from real estate developers because the current boom in urban luxury real estate depends heavily on funny money, and a lot of those units aren’t even occupied.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Dec. 2021
Kimberley A. Strassel, WSJ, 23 Nov. 2023
Thirteen receivers average at least $20 million per year in salary, led by Tyreek Hill at $30 million (which is slightly inflated by funny money) and Davante Adams at $28 million (which is not).
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 29 July 2023
Amid a speculative frenzy, the digital funny money’s price has zoomed more than 12,000% to more than $0.60 cents per coin since the start of the year.
—Robert Hackett, Fortune, 8 May 2021
As long as there is an exchange of funny money for real money, the owner of the funny money should rationally get into contracts to lock in the exchange for as long as possible.
—Vineer Bhansali, Forbes, 2 Sep. 2021
Betsy DeVos surveys her domain from atop a mountain of Amway funny money.
—Jason Linkins, The New Republic, 28 Jan. 2023
Nevada's lack of a state income tax would also give Brady a little extra funny money for the tables.
—Nate Davis, USA TODAY, 17 Jan. 2023
Adams got $28 million per year, Hill got $30 million (though some of it is funny money), Cooper Kupp got nearly $27 million per year, and A.J. Brown got $25 million per year from the Eagles.
—Ben Volin, BostonGlobe.com, 18 June 2022
FinCEN’s real estate regulation will likely draw fire from real estate developers because the current boom in urban luxury real estate depends heavily on funny money, and a lot of those units aren’t even occupied.
—Timothy Noah, The New Republic, 14 Dec. 2021
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Word History
First Known Use
1901, in the meaning defined at sense 2
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“Funny money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny%20money. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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