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Lagataw Posted 16 years ago
Vocabulary

The Green Buck

I'm pretty sure I've encountered this expression (the green buck) before. It was used in reference to the dollar...(or so I guessed). Googling it doesn't yield very informative results. So I'm asking it here.

What does it mean?
Could you use it in a sentence please?!

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Green back .

— Mister Micawber

  • Green back .
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Oops! Thanks for the correction! Now I've found a dictionary entry.

I gather then that saying I have five greenbacks doesn't mean I have five dollars but I have five (dollar) bills. Or do we say that?
Is there any slang for 'coin'?

Thanks
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'Five greenbacks' is indeed five dollar-bills, but the term is old-fashioned now, and only occurs in old detective novels.

Coins are generally just 'change' or 'small change' (which can also refer to a considerable amount of money when used by a rich man).
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Thanks very much for this information MM.
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The term is greenback and refers to an American dollar bill that is a green coloured note.
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