greenie
noun
greenie is spelled G-R-E-E-N-I-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a derogatory noun, greenie means “An environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of greenie is greenies.
How many letters and syllables are in greenie?
| Letters | 7: G-R-E-E-N-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 97,057th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is greenie?
Greenie appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 97,057th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce greenie?
- Australia
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: EN-AU_ck1_greenie.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of greenie
- greenies plural
- greeny
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does greenie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
AustraliaderogatoryslangAn environmentalist, someone who shows concern for the environment; often aimed at environmental extremists.
- 2
informalA member of the Australian Greens.
- 3
USderogatoryslangA person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
- 4
informalAn unripe fruit.
- 5
USslangA beginner, a novice; a greenhorn.
- 6
informalA small, green object.
- 7
informalslangA blob of nasal mucus; a bogey.
- 8
USinformalslangAmphetamines used in baseball.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does greenie come from?
From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).