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Green goddess

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A fire engine used by the army, the Bedford RLHZ Self-Propelled Pump. British, informal
  2. 2
    A variety of salad dressing containing mayonnaise, sour cream, chives and chervil. uncountable
  3. 3
    street names for marijuana wordnet
  4. 4
    The Kenkyusha New Japanese-English Dictionary. endearing, informal

    "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

Etymology 1

From their green color.

Etymology 2

Named after the stage play The Green Goddess (1921) because of its green color.

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