greenie

Plural: greenies

Noun

• An amphetamine pill or an inexperienced person.
• An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
• A member of the Australian Greens.
• A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
• An unripe fruit.
• A beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.
• A small, green object.
• A small, green object.
• A blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.
• A small, green object.
• Amphetamines used in baseball.
• Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
• A green-headed sunbird (Cyanomitra verticalis), of Africa.
• Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
• A scaly-breasted lorikeet (Trichoglossus chlorolepidotus), of Australia.
• Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
• A white-plumed honeyeater (Ptilotula penicillata), of Australia.
• Any of various birds having predominantly green plumage.
• A western silvereye (Zosterops lateralis chloronotus), of Western Australia.
• An Atlantic thread herring (Opisthonema oglinum), a herring-like fish in the family Clupeidae.
• The yellowtail rockfish (Sebastes flavidus), a fish in the family Sebastidae.
• Diminutive of greenback.
• 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.
• A Green Beret.

Examples

• The seasoned player knew not to underestimate a greenie in Words With Friends.

Synonyms

greenhorn, tree hugger, tyro

Related Words

greeny