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Definition of greenbacks

greenback

noun

  • paper currency of United States dollars.
    That will set you back a few greenbacks.
    I have millions of green backs.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    

    Citation from "Of Lettuce, Long Green, Do-Re-Mi...", Los Angeles Times, Peter H. King, 3 November 1996 censored in hope of resolving Google's penalty against this site.
    • See more words with the same meaning: money.

    Last edited on Jun 19 2016. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.

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  • Other words meaning "money": Cheddar, Schrillah, Dough, Loot, Stacks, Faces, Bengermins, C-notes, Beaners, Bread, Paper, Gwop, Dead Presidents, Figures, Ends, etc.

    Last edited on Sep 01 2011. Submitted by The Last Don on Aug 31 2011.

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