gravy
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7.3
- noun
- /ˈɡreɪvi/
- Informal
:
dinero extra
- Well, anything on top of that's gravy.
- gravy train
- biscuits and gravy
- extra gravy
What we call G jobs, government jobs, gravy jobs, side work, side hustles.
- What we call G jobs, government jobs, gravy jobs, side work, side hustles.
- Rock bottom is when the validation gravy train ends for the narcissistic person.
- And as you said, if, if money comes along with it, fantastic, like that's gravy.
- I'm so much, first of all, adulthood just seems like all gravy compared to how much anxiety and fear I had in my childhood.
- Just like, OK, if I could get to this number of assets, however I get there by this time with this expense level, then it's all gravy.
- I said the way you handle a strip club is act like you're in a normal bar Oregon club and that everything that happens that's better than that is gravy.
- So that was all gravy and amazing.
Examples
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Any extra bonuses you receive during your job are considered gravy.
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The gravy train has left the station.
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But because he wants to end the gravy train in Washington, both parties are against him.
Blog text (4) -
After the Snoop album came out, it was all gravy, 'cause man, Death Row was flying high then.
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Being a counselor isn't the gravy summer job everybody thinks it is.
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We don't want this gravy train to stop flowing anytime soon.
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While Google is a valuable customer, DigitalGlobe's gravy train is the provision of satellite imagery to government agencies.
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When the high-income people can't pay any more taxes, the gravy train runs out.
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The unexpected profits from the investment were pure gravy for the company.
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Winning the small prize was just gravy after already securing the grand award.
Synonyms
35
5.1
A large amount of money that you get unexpectedly
28
4.9
Something very helpful that you did not expect when you needed it
10
3.1
An extra good thing that makes a situation better
8
7.5
A discovery or idea that makes a lot of money after hard work
5
5.0
A large unexpected gain of money from an event you cannot control
2
7.5
A sudden helpful gift when you need it most
A sudden unexpected gain of money from luck
Compounds
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Etymology
A helpful way to remember the second meaning of gravy is to think of the sauce as an extra treat on a meal; it came to mean an 'extra' or profit that makes a good situation even better.