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slush fund

Syllabification: (slush fund)
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Definition of slush fund

noun

  • a reserve of money used for illicit purposes, especially political bribery.

Origin:

mid 19th century: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of slush, the refuse grease from the meat cooked aboard ship

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