little green man
/ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹin ˈmæn/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.97 in modern English
17
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.
noun
A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance.
Example Sentences
- "An engram is NOT [...] One of the little green men Americans claim have crashed in flying saucers."
- "It was the pantomime of "Jack and the Bean Stalk," and as the Hallicots entered a large number of little green men were hammering on anvils in a gloomy and spacious cave."
- "How funny to see the little green men, and the fairies in gossamer and dewdrops."
- "In an uncautions moment, once upon a time, I had informed Sweetheart that on the branches of that tree in years long past, when I used to trudge past it on foot, there used to be seen little green men, moping and mowing. So every time we pass that way Sweetheart requires the story with out variations. Not a single fairy must be added or subtracted."
- "Still the Green Isle is supposed to specialise in fairies - the little green men and fairy sprites have in spired many poems and stories of that distressful country[.]"
- ""Sure...the Little Green Men can't be as spiteful as some people say!""
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹin ˈmæn/
- British English: /ˌlɪtəl ˌɡɹiːn ˈmæn/
Usage
Subject
Wiktionary places this term in Military.