Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

greenshirt

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
green-shirt
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.

Derogatory

noun

A member of the Iron Guard death squads of Romania.

Etymology

Bahuvrihi of green + shirt. Cf. Brownshirt (“Nazi”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

greenshirts (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

Blackshirt Blueshirt Brownshirt

Questions

What does greenshirt mean?
A member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.
Where does greenshirt come from?
Bahuvrihi of green + shirt. Cf. Brownshirt (“Nazi”).

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