socket money
In real, traceable use. Part of the curated seed collection; community review is coming.
Sense 1
Money that people are asked to contribute to birth or marriage festivities.
Register: slang
Sources & notes
Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-30 via kaikki.org).
Sense 2
A whore's fee, or hire: also money paid for a treat, by a married man caught in an intrigue.
Tiền thuê gái mại dâm hoặc tiền trả để che giấu sự ngoại tình
Machine-translated — suggest a fix
Era: ca. 1811 (Georgian)
Sources & notes
Historical definition reproduced from Grose’s Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue (1811 edition, public domain; Project Gutenberg #5402, retrieved 2026-07-31). Reflects the attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “socket money” mean?
Money that people are asked to contribute to birth or marriage festivities.
Is “socket money” formal or informal?
socket money is generally slang.