greenie

[gree-nee]

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noun

Slang. an amphetamine pill, especially one that is green in color.
Australian Slang. a conservationist or environmentalist, especially one who participates in protest demonstrations.

Origin of greenie

1945–50, for def 1; green + -ie

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Related Words for greenie

learner, novice, neophyte, newcomer, ecologist, tenderfoot, fish, novitiate, recruit, abecedarian, initiate, student, trainee, amateur, fledgling, greenhorn, tyro, colt, starter, apprentice

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Historical Examples of greenie

You were kind to me just for nothing—when I appeared poor and forlorn and—and a greenie!
The Girl from Sunset Ranch
Amy Bell Marlowe
I hope youll always be able to like Greenie, but I have my doubts.
The Girl from the Big Horn Country
Mary Ellen Chase
Didnt you have sense enough to tell Farnsworth you werent a greenie?
Full-Back Foster
Ralph Henry Barbour
Is there a city boy who does not know the Greenie (White-plumed Honey-eater)?
An Australian Bird Book
John Albert Leach
I saw the fellows hunching one another, Ah, greenie from the country.
Pleasure & Profit in Bible Study
Dwight Moody

British Dictionary definitions for greenie

greenie

noun

Australian informal a conservationist

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greenie in Medicine

greenie

[grē′nē]

An amphetamine pill that is green in color.