pussy money
- noun
- /ˈpʌsi ˈmʌni/
- Offensive
:
dinero por sexo (vulgar)
- Many people in the industry refer to their earnings from sex work as pussy money.
Examples
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After working as a prostitute for years, she finally saved enough of her pussy money to open a business.
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She spent all her pussy money you know what I'm saying?
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He was criticized for spending his pussy money on extravagant luxury items instead of saving for the future.
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'money obtained by performing sexual favors' is directly compositional from 'pussy' (vulgar for female genitalia) + 'money' following common noun-noun patterns that indicate source or association. Although the phrase is highly vulgar and culturally marked—so learners might avoid or be unfamiliar with it—the semantic relation is predictable for a learner who knows both constituent words.
Etymology
Pussy money is crude slang that joins pussy, a vulgar word for a woman's private parts, and money. It creates a clear image of being paid for sex, so it means 'money from prostitution' or 'money earned by sexual favors'.
