# slush fund

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Money stored for illegal or dishonest purposes.
2. Money that has not been hypothecated or dedicated to a particular purpose, or which is used for a different purpose than originally intended.

## Etymology
Originally in reference to money for miscellaneous uses that sailors made by selling slush (“a soft mixture of grease and other ingredients”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/slush-fund