greenroom

[ green-room, -room ]
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noun
  1. a lounge in a theater, broadcasting studio, or the like, for use by performers when they are not onstage, on camera, etc.

Origin of greenroom

1
1695–1705; green + room, probably so called because originally painted green

Words Nearby greenroom

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How to use greenroom in a sentence

  • She had admirers enough in the greenroom, but awakened no abiding affection among the audience.

    Selected Stories | Bret Harte

British Dictionary definitions for greenroom

greenroom

/ (ˈɡriːnˌruːm, -ˌrʊm) /


noun
  1. (esp formerly) a backstage room in a theatre where performers may rest or receive visitors

Origin of greenroom

1
C18: probably from its original colour

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