"green-welly" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} green-welly
  1. (UK, colloquial) Of or relating to the green welly brigade. Tags: UK, colloquial
    Sense id: en-green-welly-en-adj-vqzKSlYt Categories (other): British English, English entries with incorrect language header

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