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cold drink money

cold drink money noun: a small bribe.

Noun

cold drink money (uncountable)

  1. (South Africa, slang) a small bribe
    • In South Africa such requests are so common that bribes for driving offences are known as “cold drink money”.2023 April 20, “How to ask for a bribe without asking for a bribe”, in The Economist
    • The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed a court judgment that found a Pretoria taxi driver guilty for trying to bribe a traffic officer with R70 ‘cold drink money’.2019 July 26, “Taxi driver nabbed for offering a R70 ‘cold drink’ bribe”, in BusinessTech

Questions about cold drink money

What does cold drink money mean?
Cold drink money means a small bribe.
What part of speech is cold drink money?
Cold drink money is a noun.

Words near cold drink money in the dictionary

  1. cold decked
  2. cold decking
  3. cold decks
  4. cold dish
  5. cold dishes
  6. cold drink money
  7. cold drop
  8. cold drops
  9. cold duck
  10. cold email
  11. cold emailed

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