Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

green goddess

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.98 in modern English

Syllables: green -god-dess
IPA

16

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fire engine used by the army, the Bedford RLHZ Self-Propelled Pump.

British usage; Informal

name

The Kenkyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary.

Informal

noun

A variety of salad dressing containing mayonnaise, sour cream, chives and chervil.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"For the shūsei process, however, it’s best to enlist a more rigorous J-E dictionary: It’s time to bow down to the “Green Goddess.” ¶ The Kenkyūsha Shin Wa-Ei Daijiten (研究社新和英大辞典, Kenkyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary) is a legendary tome that earned the adana (あだ名, nickname) of the “Green Goddess” because of the weighty dictionary’s beautiful hunter-green dust jacket.[…]¶ The fifth edition of the Green Goddess was released in 2003, which means that (as of the time of writing) used copies of the fourth edition can be had for as little as ¥263 (with an additional ¥257 for domestic shipping) on Amazon Japan!"

Etymology

From their green color.

Usage

Inflected Forms

Green Goddesses (plural) the Green Goddess (canonical)

Synonyms

pot grass dope weed gage sess sens smoke skunk locoweed mary jane

Questions

What does green goddess mean?: A fire engine used by the army, the Bedford RLHZ Self-Propelled Pump.
Where does green goddess come from?: From their green color.

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