"scared green" meaning in English

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Adjective

Forms: more scared green [comparative], most scared green [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} scared green (comparative more scared green, superlative most scared green)
  1. (idiomatic, somewhat dated) Extremely scared; terrified. Tags: dated, idiomatic Synonyms: scared red, scared pink, scared white
    Sense id: en-scared_green-en-adj-tItO2Tvg Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

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