slush fund
noun/ˈslʌʃ fʌnd/
/ˈslʌʃ fʌnd/
(disapproving)- a sum of money kept for illegal purposes, especially in politicsWord Originmid 19th cent.: originally nautical slang denoting money collected to buy luxuries, from the sale of watery food known as slush.
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