greenie

noun

1. (Australia, New-Zealand, derogatory, slang)An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.

   “People ask me if am I a greenie and I go, ‘No, not in the sense that I chain myself to trees, no I′m not. But in the sense that I am concerned about the environment and do my little bit to help, then yes I am.’”

   ““What′s a greenie doing with a gas hog like that?””

   “2009, Sean Dooley, Cooking With Baz, Large Print 16pt Edition, page 25, ‘And whadda you want?’ the barman spat at me. Above his head was a large sign that read ‘Fertilize the Bush – Doze in a Greenie’. I was dressed in a flannelette shirt and army trousers – exactly like the Greenie protestors they′d been battling the previous year.”

2. (Australian, broadly, informal)A member of the Australian Greens.
3. (US, derogatory, slang)A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.

   “At Alcova, the problem is compounded for the fool or fools when they have greenie license plates and behave like tourists. The growing combative presence in their rear is chalk full of true Wyoming grit.”

4. (informal)An unripe fruit.

   “In every kitchen arises the acrid tang of green- tomato pickle, chutney, chili; on every south-facing kitchen windowsill the most promising greenies line up to be coaxed ripe.”

   “Mid-August, normally prime berry-picking time, came and went. Still too many greenies.”

   “The only way I could keep up with the veteran pickers was to pick almost every strawberry in my row — ripe, unripe, overripe or damaged. ... Then he would pay me 2 cents a quart for the good ones and charge me a penny for the "greenies."”

5. (US, slang)A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.

   “[…]“When the teacher says ‘Good Morning,’ you say, ‘Fuck You.’ That′s what you say in America.” Sometimes they varied this with “son of a bitch.” Sure enough the greenie parroted these instructions to the merriment of the classroom.”

   “In California a senior companion offered to demonstrate to his new greenie how he succeeded in placing Books of Mormon in people′s houses. The two of them knocked on a door. A woman answered, and the senior companion threw a book past her into the house and then ran, leaving the greenie to stammer out an explanation to the irate woman.”

   “If you, as a trainer, work to instill a vision in your greenie, his whole mission will be drastically changed.”

   “When you become a trainer, be the best trainer a greenie ever had.”

   “You will probably know pretty quickly if you are dealing with a “greenie” who is reading from a script or a seasoned professional. If it′s a greenie, give him a polite “no thank you” and hang up. But stick with the pro through the entire call.”

6. (informal)A small, green object.

   “He dropped the emerald studs into Abbey's palm and said, “Those little greenies are worth more than diamonds.””

7. (informal, slang)A small, green object.
8. (US, informal, slang)A small, green object.

   “When Rose broke into major-league baseball, the use of amphetamines, or “greenies” as the players called them, was an aboveboard practice. There were more players who took them than there were who lifted weights. The greenies were frequently dispensed by team trainers.”

   “Feeling down? Pop a greenie. Had a rough night? Pop a greenie. Long road trip? Double header? Need a base hit? The answer for it all was the same: pop a greenie. “Greenies were what everyone was doing,” Koch says.”

9. (informal)Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

   “All eye turned to the small jewel of a bird that was sipping nectar from an orange-flowered plant. "A greenie, I think, Rose," said Hilary Fotherington-Thomas, squinting down her binoculars.”

10. (informal)Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    “In spite of repeated public statements and reminders, school boys and others are continuing to trap `bluies' and `greenies,' particularly in the Brisbane area, the Department of Agriculture and Stock announced to-day. These birds belong to a family more correctly called lorikeets, and as such, under the Fauna Protection Act, they are totally protected throughout Queensland.”

11. (informal)Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
12. (informal)Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.

    “I don't know how many eggs the mother cuckoo laid, but we picked up two young unfledged greenies which were thrown out of the nest by the intruder.”

13. (informal)An Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae.

    “In the summer time, live bait is often used almost within throwing distance of the jetties for the kingfish and cobia. Local captains use greenies or threadfin herring primarily and catch them on gold hooks right outside the Stuart inlet.”

14. (informal)The yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), a fish in the family Sebastidae.

    “Depending upon the species, fishers may harvest along the ocean floor for many rockfish and other groundfish, while hake, pollock, and some rockfish species (i.e. greenies and brownies) are targeted with mid-water trawls.”

15. (diminutive, form-of, slang)Diminutive of greenback.

    ““Come on Lil, catch a greenie,” I say. In between wipe-outs, Lily is having a great time too, occasionally catching waves all the way into the beach.”

16. 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.
17. (US, slang)A Green Beret.
18. (US, slang)A green glass bottle of Heineken beer.