golden grease
Golden grease is a colourful slang phrase for a bribe — money or gifts handed over to smooth a deal, dodge a regulation, or win someone's favour through corrupt means.
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Golden grease is a colourful slang phrase for a bribe — money or gifts handed over to smooth a deal, dodge a regulation, or win someone's favour through corrupt means. The imagery is vivid: just as grease makes mechanical parts slide smoothly, golden grease makes bureaucratic or legal obstacles conveniently disappear. Used with a knowing wink in conversation, it implies a transaction everyone understands but nobody will openly admit to.
The inspector walked away whistling after receiving a bit of golden grease from the contractor.
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(slang) A bribe.
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