green man
Meanings
noun
- A small figure of a walking man illuminated in green on a traffic light at a pedestrian crossing, indicating that it is safe to cross the road.
- In performances and pageants, a character adorned in foliage often carrying a club, who represents a wild man of the woods.
name
- A character in British folklore often depicted as a foliate head; any of certain similarly-depicted figures from other cultures, hypothesised to share a common folkloric or mythological root.
- A green spandex bodysuit, often used for green screens.
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