bad paper

bad paper

A bounced check (one that cannot yield money because it is drawing from an account with insufficient funds). This better not be bad paper—I really need the money. A lot of bad paper has been circulating in the area lately, claiming to be from the local university; in reality, they are scams trying to swindle people out of money. I hear some creep has been passing through the state, depositing bad paper on Fridays and then skipping town before the banks are open on Monday.

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bad paper

n. bad checks; a bad check. She got six months for passing bad paper.

See also: bad, paper

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