green-ink brigade

== English == === Alternative forms === green ink brigade === Etymology === Origin unknown. Since formal letters are usually written in black or blue ink, perhaps there is a suggestion that only eccentric people use green ink. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹiːn.ɪŋk bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ (General American) IPA(key): /ˌɡɹin.ɪŋk bɹɪˈɡeɪd/ Rhymes: -eɪd Hyphenation: green-ink brig‧ade === Proper noun === the green-ink brigade (chiefly British) Collectively, those people who write letters to newspaper editors, politicians, etc., expressing eccentric views; the letters are often stereotyped as being lengthy, handwritten in green ink, and characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining. [from 20th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== lunatic fringe ==== Related terms ==== green-ink letter ==== Translations ==== === See also === greentext === References === === Further reading === Eric Partridge (2005), “green-ink brigade, noun”, in Tom Dalzell and Terry Victor, editors, The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English, volume 1 (A–I), London; New York, N.Y.: Routledge, →ISBN, page 919, column 1. Tony Harcup (2014), “green ink brigade”, in A Dictionary of Journalism (Oxford Paperback Reference), Oxford, Oxfordshire: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 119.