Michigan bankroll

Definitions

One or several high-denomination banknotes wrapped around a larger number of smaller ones, intended to look like more money than it actually is.

slang

Examples

“[…] maybe two or three twenties, a dozen tens, and twenty or thirty fins. The rest⟳ is all aces and silver. A grand will make⟳ a bulge so big you can't get⟳ it in your pocket." "That's okay. I've carried Michigan bankrolls before."”

“She showed them some loose twenties (the rest⟳ of the roll of money actually consists of a “Michigan bankroll” of phony money), and the three women discussed the situation for a while.”

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