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greentext

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • grēnʹtĕkst
  • /ˈɡɹiːn.tɛkst/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

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noun

Meaning 1

A short anecdote posted on 4chan, typically written in all lowercase, in present tense, using the imperative mood without an explicit subject, and often dealing with social ineptness. Each line is usually concise and begins with >.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: Internet

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From green + text; so named for the fact that on 4chan, a line of text is rendered green when preceded with the > character.