stupid tax
Money spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteriesMoney spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteries.
Meaning
2 senses(slang, uncountable, usually)Money spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteries.
(broadly, slang, uncountable, usually)Money spent on something considered an illogical or unintelligent purchase.
Origin
From the fact that gambling has a great unlikelihood of yielding monetary return, and is tFrom the fact that gambling has a great unlikelihood of yielding monetary return, and is therefore supposedly engaged in only by stupid people as a form of penalty for their stupidity.
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Forms
plural: stupid taxes| Singular | stupid tax |
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uncountable
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedsin tax
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable