green stuff
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of green stuff
An Americanism dating back to 1950–55
Example Sentences
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“You know, this time of the year it’s hot and dry in the hills. I expect that the monkeys were having a tough time finding food and water. Now all animals have an instinct that tells them where they can find food and water. Those monkeys probably just kept going until they wound up over here in these Cherokee bottoms. There’s food of all kinds for them over here—wild grapes, berries, nuts, acorns, roots, and all kinds of green stuff.”
From Literature
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I sit, slop green stuff and rice and chicken parts onto my plate.
From Literature
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I stuff rice and green stuff into my face to keep from saying something that’s just going to get me in trouble.
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“There’s only so much energy anyone has to fight pipelines or work on utility scale green stuff,” she said.
From Seattle Times
Since the green stuff is new to this universe, people argued that it's out of place, demanding the writers explain where it comes from sooner rather than later.
From Salon
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