tea money
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tea money
Where it comes from
Calque of Burmese လက်ဖက်ရည်ဖိုး (lakhpak-ranyhpui:, “tea money”) likely.
noun
- A bribe, especially for facilitating a business dealing. Low-ranking officers in Thailand’s 200,000-strong police force are poorly paid and are infamous for topping up salaries with "tea money" for everything from minor driving offences to serious crimes.
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Talk about this word "tea money." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/tea%20money. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. tea money. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20money "tea money." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20money.Cite this
@misc{tea_money_2026,
title = {tea money},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/tea%20money},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
