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noun
Illicit purchased items such as recreational drugs or prostitutes.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: especially, euphemistic, jargon, plural, plural-only
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noun
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fruit, flower.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: plural, plural-only
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History
Such illicit purchases might be explained away in a budget as spending on fruit and flowers.
