greenroom

noun

green·​room ˈgrēn-ˌrüm How to pronounce greenroom (audio)
-ˌru̇m
: a room (as in a theater or studio) where performers can relax before or after appearances

Examples of greenroom in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Jill Stein—the Green Party candidate in 2012 and 2016, and the debate’s front-runner—walked out of her greenroom, refreshed, wearing a pantsuit. Andrew Marantz, The New Yorker, 11 Mar. 2024 Its summit stood in the northern part of Moscow, in the studios and greenrooms around the Ostankino television tower, home to the biggest broadcasters in the Russian-speaking world. Simon Shuster, TIME, 4 Jan. 2024 Backstage after the show, Grohl and Billie Eilish and other assorted band insiders mingled in the greenroom. Lizzy Goodman, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2023 After an hour or so, Karol finally emerges from the greenroom. Isabelia Herrera, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2023 In the Elsewhere greenroom before his performance, New Jersey rapper 89 The Brainchild and rapper/producer DJ Kohai, the other half of their four-man Strangers Live radio show, are in the room while Boogaveli and Sharif pick songs for the set. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2023 In a chaotic downstairs greenroom, the cast of Titanique chatted with SNL performers and comics raced to review scripts that were offered moments before showtime. Amy Zimmerman, Vulture, 18 June 2023 There will also be a greenroom, and there are plans for a separate performers’ entrance. Vulture, 30 June 2023 While the crowd gathered, Pastor Witt addressed his team in a greenroom cluttered with filing cabinets. Marcela Valdes, New York Times, 28 June 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1701, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of greenroom was in 1701

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“Greenroom.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/greenroom. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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