kelly green
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kelly green
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American coinage, in reference to the Irish surname Kelly and the association of Ireland with the color green.
noun
- A bright green colour. They were on their way to a clambake, a Friday night with friends at the marina. Wearing a kelly green tennis dress with white espadrilles, she was carrying a sheet cake resembling a flag, blueberries and strawberries as the stars and stripes arranged across a layer of whipped cream.
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@misc{kelly_green_2026,
title = {kelly green},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/kelly%20green},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
