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)

1. (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.