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noun Slang.
paper money.
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Origin of green stuff

An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
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Words related to green stuff

buck, currency, investment, note, payment, refund, reserve, security, stock, supply, cash, banknote, bread, bullion, cabbage, coin, coinage, dinero, dough, funds

How to use green stuff in a sentence

  • He dug and planted his own garden, and grew enough potatoes and greenstuff to serve his little family the year round.

    The Argosy|Various

  • A young couple, an old couple, and half a dozen market baskets overflowing with greenstuff, shared the interior with us.

    The Fortunate Isles|Mary Stuart Boyd

  • At home we ate the greenstuff with a spoon, here one did it with a fork.

    The Forest Farm|Peter Rosegger

  • Grazing animals are looking for greenstuff, and do not wish to eat living creatures which may bite or sting or taste nasty.

    The Making of Species|Douglas Dewar

British Dictionary definitions for green stuff

greenstuff
/ (ˈɡriːnˌstʌf) /
noun
green vegetables, such as cabbage or lettuce
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