greenery-yallery

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What does greenery-yallery mean?

Pertaining to the colors green and yellow as used in the style of late-nineteenth-century Aestheticism; hence, typical of Aestheticism; affected.

Where does greenery-yallery come from?

From green + -ery + yaller (pronunciation spelling of yellow) + -y.

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