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long green

long green noun: money, especially in the form of cash.

Noun

long green (uncountable)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, often preceded by some or the) Money, especially in the form of cash.
    • "Why, a guy come to me and wants to give me half a ton of the long green to go to dat poiper what youse was woikin' on and fix de guy what's runnin' it."1912, P. G. Wodehouse, chapter 20, in The Prince and Betty
    • Under the latest tax increase, for instance, a worker with a wife and one child who earns $80 a week will have $8.60 taken out before the long green crosses his palm.1951 November 12, “Less Take-Home Pay”, in Pittsburgh Post Gazette, retrieved 01 Oct 2010, page 16

Questions about long green

What does long green mean?
Long green means money, especially in the form of cash.
What part of speech is long green?
Long green is a noun.

Words near long green in the dictionary

  1. long ghosts
  2. long grain
  3. long grasser
  4. long grassers
  5. long gray line
  6. long green
  7. long gross
  8. Long Gully
  9. long gun
  10. long guns
  11. long hair

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