uang semir

Indonesian

Etymology

From uang (“money”) +‎ semir (“grease”), from calque of Dutch smeergeld (“graft, bribe”, literally “to grease + money”).

Noun

uang semir (first-person possessive uang semirku, second-person possessive uang semirmu, third-person possessive uang semirnya)

(figurative, colloquial) graft, bribe
Synonyms: uang pelicin, uang pelumas

Synonyms: suap, sogokan

Further reading

“uang semir” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

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