a fake (expensive) chain worn to give the appearance of wealth while actually on a budget
named after the greenish tint that may be left on the skin by jewelry made of/containing more of a less expensive, but more reactive element like nickel, copper, or zinc, which can react with chemicals from the skin to stain it. This is in contrast to jewelry made from less reactive, but more expensive alloys or pure precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), which don't react to skin oils/sweat as easily.
named after the greenish tint that may be left on the skin by jewelry made of/containing more of a less expensive, but more reactive element like nickel, copper, or zinc, which can react with chemicals from the skin to stain it. This is in contrast to jewelry made from less reactive, but more expensive alloys or pure precious metals (gold, silver, platinum, palladium), which don't react to skin oils/sweat as easily.
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The line was wrapped around the building, so I gave the guy at the door the green handshake, and we got in just a few minutes later.
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When someone plays the popular computer game "World of Warcraft" with a highly rated character, but with low quality equipment.
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