stupid tax

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Money spent on gambling, such as sports betting or lotteries.
  2. Money spent on something considered an illogical or unintelligent purchase.

Pronunciation

LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-stupid tax.wav

Word forms

stupid tax stupid taxes

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.

Related words

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 智商稅 /智商税
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