GREENIE

Etymology

Noun

greenie (plural greenies)

(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, slang, often, derogatory) An environmentalist; someone who shows concern for the environment.

(Australia, by extension) A member of the Green Party.

(US, Wyoming, derogatory, slang) A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.

An unripe fruit.

(US, slang) A beginner, a novice.

(informal) A small, green object or creature.

(slang) A blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.

(US, slang) A tablet of amphetamine.

Synonyms

• (environmentalist): tree hugger

• (novice): greenhorn, tyro

• (amphetamine tablet)

Source: Wiktionary



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According to Guinness World Records, the largest collection of coffee pots belongs to Robert Dahl (Germany) and consists of 27,390 coffee pots as of 2 November 2012, in Rövershagen, Germany.

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