greenroom
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of greenroom
1695–1705; green + room, probably so called because originally painted green
Vocabulary lists containing greenroom
Theater - Introductory
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Theater - Middle School
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Example Sentences
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However, their ultimate destination is not the White House but a cable-news greenroom.
From Slate ● Apr. 17, 2026
Donald Glover and Maya Erskine are lounging in a bunker-like greenroom in the bowels of 30 Rockefeller Plaza, debating which of them would make a better assassin.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2024
Producers of the programs acknowledge that they often struggle to book the people who were once regulars in the greenroom on Sunday.
From Washington Post ● Sep. 18, 2022
The first year they were dating, Juan was watching from the greenroom when Sarah competed at Nathan’s, and he knew instantly she had PR-ed because she was “keeled over” after finishing.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 1, 2022
With the help of his friend Tony, who was taking another break on the loading dock, Jake led his two teammates through the hotel’s industrial-sized kitchen and into the greenroom.
From "The Smartest Kid in the Universe" by Chris Grabenstein
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