funny money

fun·ny mon·ey

F f

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhn-ee muhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i ˈmʌn i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [fuhn-ee muhn-ee]
- /ˈfʌn i ˈmʌn i/

Definitions of funny money words

noun funny money counterfeit currency. 1
noun funny money money from undisclosed or questionable sources. 1
noun funny money currency of little value, as of a nation whose currency has been artificially inflated or recently devaluated. 1
noun funny money any foreign currency. 1
noun funny money counterfeit currency 1
noun funny money foreign currency 1

See all 12 definitions of funny money

Information block about the term

Origin of funny money

First appearance:

before 1940

One of the 7% newest English words

First recorded in 1940-45

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Funny money

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Funny money

funny money popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 34% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 57% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

funny money usage trend in Literature

This diagram is provided by Google Ngram Viewer

Synonyms for funny money

noun funny money

play money — paper that is cut and printed to resemble paper money, often used in playing board games.

Just one Synonym for funny money