funny money

funny money
   cash which cannot be spent openly
   Counterfeit notes or the proceeds of vice or crime:
    As quick as he finds out that's funny money he'll put the finger on you. (Weverka, 1973)

How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. . 2014.

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