first papers

plural noun Informal.

an official declaration of intention filed by a resident alien desiring to become a U.S. citizen: not required by law after 1952.

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Nearby words

first night, first of all, first off, first offender, first officer, first papers, first peoples, first person, first point of aries, first position, first post

Compare second papers, citizenship papers.

Origin of first papers

An Americanism dating back to 1910–15

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