green handshake
nounEtymology
Because U.S. dollar bills are green; the term reflects euphemistic irony, as it implies that a handshake that hands them off is more than a mere handshake.
Definitions
A bribe, or a transfer of money that the interested parties represent as a tip but that…
A bribe, or a transfer of money that the interested parties represent as a tip but that disinterested third parties are likely to view as a bribe.
- ended the long local tradition of green handshakes for building inspectors
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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA