budget dust n. money said to be insignificant when compared to other (planned) expenditures. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
budget dust n. money said to be insignificant when compared to other (planned) expenditures. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Oofless is an antiquated bit of British slang that describes someone temporarily short on cash. It’s from ooftisch, a Yiddish-derived term for “cash placed on the table,” from German auf Tisch. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of...
While reading Great Expectations (Bookshop|Amazon) by Charles Dickens, a listener in Arlington, Texas, is surprised when one of the characters inherits some money, which Dickens describes as a cool four thousand. Were they really using cool that way...