green card
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Tweet n. 1. A card issued by the US government allowing an alien to work at most jobs in the United States. 2. A green-colored card shown to the captain of a women's lacrosse team by a referee, indicating a delay-of-game penalty. [Sense 1, from the green card on which the document was formerly printed.] |
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