(chiefly, Australia, New Zealand, slang, derogatory) 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.’
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(Australian politics, informal, by extension) A member of the Australian Greens.
“What′s a greenie doing with a gas hog like that?”
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(US, Wyoming, derogatory, slang) A person from Colorado; after the color of the Colorado license plate.
2009, Sean Dooley, Cooking With Baz, Large Print 16pt Edition, [http://books.google.com.au/books?id=SgDU_YHFchQC&pg=PA25&dq=%22greenie%22+-intitle:%22%22+-inauthor:%22%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=B5ZtT4XsOIbFmQWV6uS5Bg&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=%22gr…
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