Definition of Greenie

1. Noun. (chiefly Australia New Zealand slang often derogatory) An environmentalist; someone who shows concern for the environment. ¹

2. Noun. (Australia by extension) A member of the Green Party. ¹

3. Noun. (US Wyoming derogatory slang) A person from Colorado; ''after the color of the Colorado license plate''. ¹

4. Noun. (US slang) A beginner, a novice. ¹

5. Noun. (US slang) A tablet of amphetamine. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Greenie

1. an amphetamine pill [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Greenie

greenheads
greenheart
greenhearts
greenhood
greenhorn
greenhorns
greenhouse
greenhouse cockpit
greenhouse effect
greenhouse emission
greenhouse gas
greenhouse gases
greenhouse whitefly
greenhouselike
greenhouses
greenie (current term)
greenier
greenies
greeniest
greenified
greenify
greenifying
greening
greenings
greenish
greenish blue
greenish yellow
greenishly
greenishness
greenishnesses

Literary usage of Greenie

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Little Folks' Land: The Story of a Little Boy in a Big World by Madge Alford Bigham (1907)
"Now, there was little greenie June-Bug—Sally Waters caught her, too—and what do you reckon she did? No, she didn't exactly put her in a narrow- necked ..."

2. The Register of the American Saddle-Horse Breeders Association (1911)
"Dam, Blix, by Denmark Dare 1340; 2d dam Nell, by Captain Jack; 3d dam greenie. No. 6226. DORA DONNA DARE. Property of Cnt Porter, Falls of Rough, Ky. ..."

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