uang pelumas

Indonesian

Etymology

From uang (“money”) +‎ pelumas (“grease”), from calque of Dutch smeergeld (“graft, bribe”, literally “to grease + money”).

Noun

uang pelumas (plural uang-uang pelumas)

  1. (figurative, colloquial) graft, bribe
    Synonyms: uang pelicin, uang semir
    Synonyms: suap, sogokan

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