cold drink money

English

Noun

cold drink money (uncountable)

  1. (slang, South Africa) a small bribe
    • 2023 April 20, “How to ask for a bribe without asking for a bribe”, in The Economist:
      In South Africa such requests are so common that bribes for driving offences are known as “cold drink money”.
    • 2019 July 26, “Taxi driver nabbed for offering a R70 ‘cold drink’ bribe”, in BusinessTech:
      The Road Traffic Management Corporation (RTMC) has welcomed a court judgment that found a Pretoria taxi driver guilty for trying to bribe a traffic officer with R70 ‘cold drink money’.
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