walking-around money

[waw-king-uh-round]

walk·ing-a·round mon·ey

[waw-king-uh-round]
noun
1.
money that is carried on the person for routine expenses and minor emergencies; pocket money.
2.
Also called street money. Political Slang. cash sums given by political managers, district leaders, or the like, to grass-roots workers and others for expenses incurred while canvassing for votes or doing other chores before an election.

Origin:
1975–80, for def. 2
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Walking-around money has a plethora of syllables.
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(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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