hang paper

verb

To write a bad check.

“He's been hanging paper all over town: nobody wants to even talk to him any more.”

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Meanings

verbhang paper (third-person singular simple present hangs paper, present participle hanging paper, simple past and past participle hung paper)

present singular third person hangs paper · participle present hanging paper · participle past hung paper · past hung paper

  1. slangTo write a bad check.

    He's been hanging paper all over town: nobody wants to even talk to him any more.

  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: install wallpaper.
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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hang paper,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hang%20paper.

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