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mad money

–noun Informal.
1. a small sum of money carried or kept in reserve for minor expenses, emergencies, or impulse purchases.
2. a small sum of money carried by a woman on a date to enable her to reach home alone in case she and her escort quarrel and separate.

Origin:
1915–20
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mad money  
n.   Slang
A small sum of money kept for unlikely contingencies.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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mad money

  1. n.
    money to be spent in a frivolous fashion. : This is my mad money, and I'll do with it as I please.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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