funny money


noun Slang.

counterfeit currency.
money from undisclosed or questionable sources.
currency of little value, as of a nation whose currency has been artificially inflated or recently devaluated.
any foreign currency.

Origin of funny money

First recorded in 1940–45

Words nearby funny money

British Dictionary definitions for funny money

funny money

noun

a sum of money so large as to be considered unreal
counterfeit money
derogatory foreign currency

Idioms and Phrases with funny money

funny money

Counterfeit money; also, money from an obscure or questionable source. For example, The police warned storekeepers that some funny money was being passed around town. This expression probably endures because of its rhyme. [1930s]