long green
Slang for bills
Long green is slang for paper money, especially in large amounts.
The term references the color and rectangular shape of U.S. currency.
It appears most often in informal contexts involving wealth or payment: He's got plenty of long green to throw around.
The expression is somewhat dated but still understood.
- celeryEdible ribbed stalks
- cucumberCrisp edible gourd
- dollar billsPaper legal tender
- cold hard cashPhysical currency, not credit
- scallionYoung onion, edible stalk
asparagus · dough · string bean · green stuff · bucks · zucchini · salad greens · cash · filthy lucre · money talks · kale · cabbage · paper money · bankroll · moolah · currency · funds · simoleons
long greencoins
Metal money units
change · pocket change · loose change · silver · hard money
long greenpoverty
Severe lack of resources
broke · penniless · flat broke · destitution · empty pockets
long greenplastic
Capable of being molded
credit · credit card · digital payment · cryptocurrency · check
long, length, lettuce, longer, lengthen, elongate, longest, elongated, lengthened