Green Apple Music & Arts Festival
The first Green Apple Music & Arts Festival on April 20-23, 2006 is advertised as "America's Largest Earth Day Event." It may be an annual festival.…
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Green Book (Official Directory)
"The Green Book" is called that because - surprise! - it's green. The formal name is the "Official Directory," but it was soon dubbed the "little green book." It…
Green Chile Burger/Green Chile Cheeseburger (Green Chili Burger/Green Chili Cheeseburger)
New Mexico is known for topping its hamburgers with green chili. The green chile burger (less often spelled as "green chili burger") and green chile cheeseburger (green chili…
Green Chili Burrito “Saddle Style”
The green chili burrito "saddle style" is a specialty of Yuma, Arizona's Mexican restaurants. The "saddle style" is similar to what's called a "wet burrito"…
Green Circle (chicken)
"Green circle" chickens are fed scraps from expensive New York City restaurants, and the chickens are then served in those restaurants. The idea behind "green circle" is that…
Green Fairy or Green Lady (absinthe nickname)
The "green fairy" (also called the "green lady" and the "green muse") has been a Paris nickname for the drink absinthe since the 1880s. The "green hour" --…
Green Falafel
Taim (222 Waverly Place) opened in 2006 serving falafel -- a red, roasted pepper falafel; a yellow, hariisa-infused falafel; and a green falafel with parsley, cilantro and mint. In the April 30,…
Green Giant (Condé Nast building at 4 Times Square)
The Condé Nast building at 4 Times Square in Manhattan has been called the "green giant" (since 1997; the building opened in 1999) because of energy-efficient or "green"…
Green Jade (broccoli, string beans and snow peas)
"Green Jade" is a vegetarian dish served at many Chinese-American restaurants. The dish contains broccoli (the "green jade"), plus such ingredients as snow peas, string beans,…
Green Jade Chicken
"Green Jade" is a vegetarian dish of broccoli, string beans and snow peas. When chicken is added, the dish becomes "Green Jade Chicken." "Green Jade Chicken Szechuan Style…
Green Jade Scallops
"Green Jade" is a vegetarian dish of broccoli, string beans and snow peas. When scallops added, the dish becomes "Green Jade Scallops." The Chinese-American restaurant dish of…
Green Lantern Theory of Geopolitics
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Green Lantern in other mediaThe many incarnations of the DC Comics superhero Green Lantern have appeared in numerous media over the years.(...)Liberal pundit…
Greenhorn (green Texas Longhorn)
A "greenhorn" is a newcomer; the University of Texas athletic teams are called the "Longhorns." A freshman football player on the Texas Longhorns might be called a…
Greeniac (green + maniac)
A "greeniac" (green + maniac) is a nickname applied to an environmental activist, similar to the term "tree-hugger." The term "greeniac" has been cited in print in…
Greenmail
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: GreenmailGreenmail or greenmailing is the practice of purchasing enough shares in a firm to threaten a takeover and thereby forcing the target firm to buy those…
Greenmarket
The simple food experiment of "Greenmarkets" (farmers' markets) -- begun in 1976 -- has blossomed into a great addition to city life. They are many different Greenmarket days and…
Greenpointer (inhabitant of Greenpoint, Brooklyn)
"Greenpointer” is the name of an inhabitant of Greenpoint, in the borough of Brooklyn. The name “Greenpointer” has been cited in print since at least 1867. Wikipedia: Greenpoint,…
Greenspan Put (Fed Put)
The "Greenspan put" (also called the "Fed put") is a put option named after Alan Greenspan, chairman of the Federal Reserve from 1987 to 2006. The Long-Term Capital Management…
Greenwich Villager (inhabitant of Greenwich Village)
"Greenwich Villager” is the name of an inhabitant of Greenwich Village, in the borough of Manhattan. The name “Greenwich Villager” has been cited in print since at least 1887. The term…
Greenwood Heights
The Brooklyn neighborhood of Greenwood Heights takes its name from its proximity to the Green-Wood Cemetery (a National Historic Landmark). There was a Greenwood Heights Reformed Church in the…