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#1·Apr 26, 2026
(slang) Loose change.
Origin: A euphemism that refers to the amount of money typically enough to buy a cup of coffee. The bribe or gratuity fee sense is a. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 26, 2026
(Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, idiomatic, politics) A small amount of money given as a bribe or gratuity.
Obviously he was trying to wear out your patience in the hope that you will hand over some undercounter coffee money to him instead of paying for the official tax/fine which does not benefit him at all.
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