Meaning

17 senses
  1. (Australia, New Zealand, derogatory, slang)An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.

  2. (Australian, broadly, informal)A member of the Australian Greens.

  3. (US, derogatory, slang)A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.

  4. (informal)An unripe fruit.

  5. (US, slang)A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.

  6. (informal)A small, green object.

  7. A small, green object.

    (informal, slang)A blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.

  8. (US, informal, slang)Amphetamines used in baseball.

  9. Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    (informal)A green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis), of Africa.

  10. (informal)A scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), of Australia.

  11. (informal)A white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), of Australia.

  12. (informal)A western silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chloronotus), of Western Australia.

Origin

From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to

From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.

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