Slush Fund

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Origin of Phrases - S

Slush Fund

Slush was an old word meaning "refuse." In the British Navy it consisted of fat, grease, and other waste from the galley. Somewhere down the line, someone had the idea of selling the slush to raise money for a fund for enlisted men in trouble. It became the slush fund.