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greenroom

C2 Topic:House & Home
US /ˈɡriːnˌruːm/ UK /ˈɡriːnˌruːm/
Freq #81466

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Synonyms
1 noun · a room in a theater,... performers' loungebackstage lounge
Word family
Derived forms greenrooms
Related forms backstagedressing roomtheater

Etymology

A compound of green + room, recorded from the early eighteenth century. The reason for green is uncertain: proposed explanations include green-painted walls, green baize, or an earlier phrase for a stage-adjacent waiting room, but no single origin has been established.

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