green bag

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of green bag¹

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.

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The man, described as wearing a gray “Dallas” sweatshirt and black slippers and carrying a neon green bag, is accused of carrying out the rampage from noon to 3 p.m.

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

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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.

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

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