"green FN" meaning in English

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Interjection

Etymology: Abbreviation of green fuck nigga. In reference to the NBA 2K basketball simulation video game series, wherein the quality of a player's shot is measured in colours—green denoting the highest quality shot. Online Internet meme documentation website Know Your Meme first attests the word in early 2023 on the video-sharing service TikTok, but popularised in late February 2024 via an Internet meme depicting Family Guy character Peter Griffin shooting a basketball while fading away in mid-air. Etymology templates: {{abbrev|en|green}} Abbreviation of green Head templates: {{en-interjection|nolinkhead=1}} green FN
  1. (chiefly Internet slang, sports) Said after an exceptional, fantastic shot (“the act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal”) or throw, especially in basketball. Tags: Internet Categories (topical): Sports, Basketball
    Sense id: en-green_FN-en-intj-9~zVWf2~ Disambiguation of Basketball: 92 8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 83 17 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 80 20 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 16 Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  2. (Internet slang, by extension) Used to indicate something amazing, fantastic, impressive or otherwise exceptionally good; something considered desirable. Tags: Internet, broadly
    Sense id: en-green_FN-en-intj-mMQN3M-~
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          "act",
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          "ball",
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          "goal",
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