paperhanging

paper hanging

The act of writing bad or dishonored bank checks, especially out of habit or as a criminal profession. Often written as a single word. Apparently there's been a huge volume of paper hanging going on around the state recently. Businesses have started refusing to accept checks as a result. I did a little paperhanging when I was younger. Nothing too serious, mostly just to pay for groceries when I was low on cash.

paperhanging

n. writing and spending bad checks. (Underworld.) She was accused of paperhanging and didn’t even know what the cops were talking about, so they let her go.

McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions

See also:

paper hanging
paper laying
paper layer
paper-hanger
paper hanger
bounced check
cold check
hot check
bad check
bogus check

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释义	paperhanging paper hanging The act of writing bad or dishonored bank checks, especially out of habit or as a criminal profession. Often written as a single word. Apparently there's been a huge volume of paper hanging going on around the state recently. Businesses have started refusing to accept checks as a result. I did a little paperhanging when I was younger. Nothing too serious, mostly just to pay for groceries when I was low on cash. See also: hanging, paper Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. paperhanging n. writing and spending bad checks. (Underworld.) She was accused of paperhanging and didn’t even know what the cops were talking about, so they let her go. McGraw-Hill's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions See also: paper hanging paper laying paper layer paper-hanger paper hanger bounced check cold check hot check bad check bogus check References in periodicals archive In the first instance, this year marks the fiftieth anniversary of the great "marketing: art or science?" debate[1] and, for a postmodernist at least, the eschewal of such a promising paperhanging peg would be an unforgivable act of intellectual irresponsibility (and intellectual irresponsibility is something that must be avoided at all costs!). Marketing science in a postmodern world: introduction to the special issue They have recently introduced our super prize kits - the "Classic" Paperhanging Kit, which gives you everything you need for perfect papering and the "Taskmasters" Decorators' Kit - which contains a collection of items you need for all those painting jobs. Friday Lifestyle; Win a free paint kit
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