Dictionary
Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.
boot money en · NOUN
Meanings
-
(slang, uncountable) Bribes paid to rugby or soccer players.
For years, the little tax-free extras or inducements took the form of “boot money” – a few notes left surreptitiously in a player's boot […]
2001, Keir Radnedge, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Soccer:In New Zealand and South Africa, as well as in Australia, rugby, for many years the subject of allegations of under-the-counter payments and 'boot money', now also has a central position in the professionally orientated sporting establishment.
2000, Frank Galligan, Advanced PE for Edexcel, page 240: