greenshirt

English

noun

Definitions

(Canada) A member of Canada's Social Credit Party, which was thought by its opponents to resemble a fascist movement, at least its style and presentation.
A member of the Iron Guard Guard death death squads in Romania.

Etymology

Compound from English green + English shirt.

Origin

English

shirt

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

Blueshirt English
Brownshirt English
Green Zone English
Greenacre English
Greencastle English
Greencloth English
Greenfield English
Greenist English
Greenland English
Greenpeace English
Greenville English
Shirtgate English
antigreen English
ayegreen English
blackshirt English
blue-green English
cliffgreen English
engreen English
evergreen English
grass-green English
green English
green mamba English
green-eyed monster English
green-white-checkered English
greenable English
greenage English
greenback English
greenbone English
greenbottle English
greenbrier English
greenbroke English
greenbug English
greenchop English
greencrop English
greenery English
greeneye English
greenfaced English
greenfeed English
greenfield English
greenfinch English
greenfish English
greenfly English
greenfodder English
greengage English
greengill English
greengrocer English
greenhead English
greenheart English
greenhood English
greenhouse English
greenie English
greenify English
greenish English
greenism English
greenkeeper English
greenkeeping English
greenlet English
greenline English
greenling English
greenly English
greenmarket English
greenness English
greenout English
greens English
greensand English
greenscamming English
greenscape English
greenschist English
greenscreen English
greenshank English
greenshoe English
greensick English
greenside English
greenskin English
greensman English
greenspace English
greenspeak English
greensperson English
greenstone English
greenstuff English
greensward English
greentech English
greenth English
greenward English
greenware English
greenway English
greenweed English
greenwing English
greenwood English
greeny English
hairshirt English
hypergreen English
khaki green English
microgreen English
monogreen English
multi-green English
multigreen English
nether-shirt English
nightshirt English
nongreen English
outgreen English
overshirt English
polo shirt English
red-green English
redshirt English
regreen English
retrogreen English
sempergreen English
shirt English
shirtdress English
shirted English
shirtfront English
shirtful English
shirting English
shirtless English
shirtlike English
shirtmaker English
shirtmaking English
shirttail English
shirtwaist English
shirtwaister English
shirtwise English
shirty English
sleepshirt English
sweatshirt English
ultragreen English
undershirt English
ungreen English
white-shirt English
wintergreen English
workshirt English
yellow-green English
griini Finnish
shirt Dutch, Flemish
シャツ Japanese
grene Middle English
sherte Middle English
green Danish
green Czech
恤衫 Chinese
裇 Chinese
shati Swahili
셔츠 Korean
শার্ট Bengali
kūriin Marshallese
grünikön Volapük
grünön Volapük
grünükön Volapük
grin Tok Pisin
grinpela Tok Pisin
siot Tok Pisin
shat Hausa
grin Bislama
sat Fiji Hindi
jaat Martuthunira
sati Luo