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Definition of funny money noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

funny money

noun
 
/ˌfʌni ˈmʌni/
 
/ˌfʌni ˈmʌni/
[uncountable] (informal, disapproving)
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  1. a currency (= the money used in one country) that is not worth much and whose value can change quickly
    • They are just pumping billions of funny money into the economy.
  2. money that has been illegally printed, stolen or has come from illegal activities; money that is not real because it has been created for a game
    • Police seized more than 5 million dollars' worth of funny money.
    • playing poker with funny money
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