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greenie
[gree-nee]
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.
greenie
/ ˈɡːɪ /
noun
informala conservationist
Word History and Origins
Origin of greenie1
Example Sentences
“This greenie push out there for those electric vehicles — it is not realistic.”
“I saw the same thing happen to Greenie the last time we were here and then to see this happen, it’s never good.”
“Backie stopped and Greenie stopped so I have to do it myself.”
He joked that a set of black eyes, the byproduct of minor surgery, was from a fight with a “greenie commie.”
His fellow Republicans began to greet him with terms such as “greenie” and “tree hugger.”
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