Greenie

Quick meaning: Greenie is a noun meaning (Australian politics, informal, by extension) A member of the Australian Greens.

Meaning

(Australian politics, informal, by extension) A member of the Australian Greens.

More Meanings

1. (US, Wyoming, derogatory, slang) A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
2. (informal) An unripe fruit.
3. (US, slang) A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.
4. (informal) A small, green object.
5. (informal) Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
6. (informal) An Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae.
7. (chiefly Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.

Example Sentences

“What′s a greenie doing with a gas hog like that?”

Mid-August, normally prime berry-picking time, came and went. Still too many greenies.

In every kitchen arises the acrid tang of green- tomato pickle, chutney, chili; on every south-facing kitchen windowsill the most promising greenies line up to be coaxed ripe.

At Alcova, the problem is compounded for the fool or fools when they have greenie license plates and behave like tourists. The growing combative presence in their rear is chalk full of true Wyoming grit.

Word Forms

• greenies
• greeny

Synonyms for greenie

Depending on context, synonyms include greenhorn, tyro.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include green, greens, verts, greeny, grolly, greensman.

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