greenie
An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environmentAn environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
Значення
значень: 17(Австралія, Нова Зеландія, зневажливе, сленг)An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
(Australian, ширше, розмовне)A member of the Australian Greens.
(США, зневажливе, сленг)A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
(розмовне)An unripe fruit.
(США, сленг)A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.
(розмовне)A small, green object.
A small, green object.
(розмовне, сленг)A blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.
(США, розмовне, сленг)Amphetamines used in baseball.
Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
(розмовне)A green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis), of Africa.
(розмовне)A scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), of Australia.
(розмовне)A white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), of Australia.
(розмовне)A western silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chloronotus), of Western Australia.
Походження
From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring toFrom green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.
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