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.’
A member of the Australian Greens.
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.
From green + -ie. Environmentalist sense first attested in Australia in 1973, referring to trade unionists who supported green bans.
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