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- noun idiomatic money (used with contempt or condemnation)
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- noun shameful profit
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dontcry commented on the word filthy lucre
Maybe some money laundering is in order...
July 19, 2008
reesetee commented on the word filthy lucre
I always wonder whether such a thing as clean lucre exists.
July 28, 2008