English
green tape
Green tape comes from English green ‘environmentally friendly’.
- English1500–presentgreen‘environmentally friendly’
- Englishtodaygreen tape
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Earlier history not traced here.
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- English1500–presentgreen‘environmentally friendly’
- Englishtodaygreen tape
Every English word from English green
Today it means
noun Time-consuming bureaucratic procedures or regulations relating to environmental concerns.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English green / green tape