Definition of "greenie" in English

noun

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

   • 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 politics, informal, by extension) A member of the Australian Greens.

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

4. (informal) An unripe fruit.

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

6. (informal) A small, green object.

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

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

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

10. (surfing, slang) Diminutive of greenback.

11. (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.

12. (US, military, slang) A Green Beret.