"hang paper" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: en-au-hang paper.ogg [Australia] Forms: hangs paper [present, singular, third-person], hanging paper [participle, present], hung paper [participle, past], hung paper [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hang<,,hung> paper}} hang paper (third-person singular simple present hangs paper, present participle hanging paper, simple past and past participle hung paper)
  1. (slang) To write a bad check. Tags: slang Related terms: paperhanger
    Sense id: en-hang_paper-en-verb-Td7BV6~s Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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