funny money

noun

1
: artificially inflated currency
2
: counterfeit money

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But the Sharks weren’t just tossing out funny money. Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2026 What if you were guaranteed the principal in funny money, but the real currency could be debased? Vineer Bhansali, Forbes.com, 7 Feb. 2026 This no-fuss funny money makes the card’s annual fee easier to stomach. Chris Dong, Saveur, 8 May 2025 His peeling of bills from stacks of funny money, or tossing that faux cash into the audience, further reinforced his persona as a high-rolling playboy. Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 29 Oct. 2024 See All Example Sentences for funny money

Word History

First Known Use

1901, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of funny money was in 1901

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“Funny money.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/funny%20money. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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