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greenshirt en · NOUN

Etymology

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

Meanings

  1. (Canadian, derogatory, historical) A member of the Social Credit Party, especially as thought to resemble a member of a fascist movement.
  2. A member of the Iron Guard death squads of Romania.

Forms

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Relateds

Blueshirt · Brownshirt · Blackshirt