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stupid tax

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.73 in modern English

Syllables
stupid -tax
IPA
19
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Money spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteries.

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Money spent on something considered an illogical or unintelligent purchase.

Slang; Uncountable

Etymology

From 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.

Usage

Inflected Forms

stupid taxes (plural)

Phrases

sin tax

Frequently Paired Words

sin tax

Questions

What does stupid tax mean?
Money spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteries.
Where does stupid tax come from?
From 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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