Definitions

from The Century Dictionary.

  • Greenish; having a green hue.
  • noun A greenhorn; a simpleton.
  • noun A freshman.
  • noun Same as greenfinch, 1. Also spelled greeney.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun pejorative a member of a Green party, a green
  • noun slang nasal mucus, a bogey
  • adjective greenish; like green, combined with green

Etymologies

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green + -y

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