green bag

American  

Or green-bag

noun

British.

1. a bag or briefcase made of green cloth, formerly used by lawyers for carrying documents.

2. Slang.

   1. the legal profession.

   2. a lawyer.

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Etymology

Origin of green bag

First recorded in 1670–80

Example Sentences

Ho’s earliest writing on the birthright citizenship that I could find was published in 2006 in The Green Bag, a law journal.

From Los Angeles Times

Then, we hear the rock groove of the George Baker Selection's "Little Green Bag," a minor hit from 1971.

From Salon

D.C. police tweeted that they were looking for a man carrying a green bag and wearing black shoes, a dark short-sleeve shirt and blue jeans.

From Washington Post

She flopped onto the green bag and we set up the game, laying all the pieces out on the rug.

From Literature

Lisa S. Blatt, a lawyer with Williams & Connolly who has argued more Supreme Court cases than any other woman, echoed the point in a 2010 article in The Green Bag, a legal journal.

From New York Times