honeyfund

English

Alternative forms

• honey fund

Etymology

Blend of honeymoon +‎ fund

Noun

honeyfund (plural honeyfunds)

1. A fund, made up of wedding gifts of money, that pays for the honeymoon.
   • 2016, Mindy Kaling, Why Not Me?, →ISBN, page 25:

     What is not emotionally rewarding is a honeyfund. There are few things that I have more ideological problems with than the concept of the “honeyfund.” Hear me out: I love the idea of giving my newly married friends a meaningful present. But I don't love being asked to be an investor in a crowd-funded honeymoon.

   • 2016 June 14, Martha C. White, “Do I Have to Contribute to Their 'Honeyfund?' and Other Wedding Etiquette Questions Answered”, in Money Magazine:

     If you'd rather give a more traditional gift, ask someone close to the couple if they also have a registry with an online or brick-and-mortar store; it’s likely they do. “We recommend… at least one store registry in addition to their honeyfund to give wedding guests a wide range of options,” said Sara Margulis, CEO and co-founder of Honeyfund.com.

   • 2017 February 13, Ainsley Harris, “How Crowdfunding Platform GoFundMe Has Created A $3 Billion Digital Safety Net”, in Fast Company:

     GoFundMe started as a bootstrapped operation that found its audience in the heartland by embracing virtually any personal cause, from honeyfunds to memorials.