Meaning of little green man | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A conventional fictional alien from outer space in the form of a small humanoid with green skin.
2. One of the supposed extraterrestrial occupants of a UFO.
   humorous
3. A type of diminutive sprite or fairy that wears green clothing.
4. A soldier (wearing green military fatigues) without identification in order to create an air of uncertainty around their allegiance.
   euphemistic, plural-normally

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Examples

“An engram is NOT [...] One of the little green men Americans claim have crashed in flying saucers.”

“It was the pantomime of "Jack and the Bean Stalk," and as the Hallicots entered a large number of little green men were hammering on anvils in a gloomy and spacious cave.”

“How funny to see the little green men, and the fairies in gossamer and dewdrops.”

“In an uncautions moment, once upon a time, I had informed Sweetheart that on the branches of that tree in years long past, when I used to trudge past it on foot, there used to be seen little green men, moping and mowing. So every time we pass that way Sweetheart requires the story with out variations. Not a single fairy must be added or subtracted.”

“Still the Green Isle is supposed to specialise in fairies - the little green men and fairy sprites have in spired many poems and stories of that distressful country[.]”

“"Sure...the Little Green Men can't be as spiteful as some people say!"”

“These infamous little green men appeared during the decisive seizures or buildings and facilities, only to disappear when associated militias and local troops arrived to consolidate the gains. In this way they provided a measure of deniability—however superficial or implausible—for Moscow.⁴⁰”

“The “little green men”—faces covered, wearing unmarked olive uniforms, speaking Russian and using Russian weapons—have played a significant role in both the occupation of Crimea and the civil war in eastern Ukraine.¹⁹⁶”

“The little green men were clearly professional soldiers by their bearing, carried Russian weapons, and wore Russian combat fatigues, but they had no identifying insignia. Vladimir Putin originally denied they were Russian soldiers; that April, he confirmed they were.”

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