greenie
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Noun
- {{lb|en|chiefly|Australia|New Zealand|slang|derogatory}} An [[environmentalist]], someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
- {{lb|en|Australian politics|informal|by extension}} A member of the {{w|Australian Greens}}.
- {{lb|en|US|Wyoming|derogatory|slang}} A person from [[Colorado]]; ''after the color of the Colorado [[license plate]]''.
- {{lb|en|informal}} An [[unripe]] [[fruit]].
- {{lb|en|US|slang}} A [[beginner]], a [[novice]]; a [[greenhorn]].
- {{lb|en|informal}} A small, green object.
- {{lb|en|informal}} Any of various birds having [[predominantly]] green [[plumage]].
- {{lb|en|informal}} An {{vern|Atlantic thread herring}} ({{taxlink|Opisthonema oglinum|species}}), a herring-like fish in the family {{taxfmt|Clupeidae|family}}.
- {{lb|en|informal}} The {{vern|yellowtail rockfish}} ({{taxlink|Sebastes flavidus|species}}), a fish in the family {{taxfmt|Sebastidae|family}}.
- {{lb|en|surfing|slang}} {{dim of|en|greenback}}.
- {{lb|en|golf}} The player whose [[ball]] is closest to the hole on a [[par]]-3 hole after the first shot ([[drive]]), in the case when multiple players reach the [[green]] on that first shot and the player with the closest ball sinks the ball within the next two shots.
- {{lb|en|US|military|slang}} A [[Green Beret]].
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