Definition of green welly brigade in English:

green welly brigade

noun

the green welly brigadeBritish derogatory, informal

Wealthy upper-middle-class people who live in or like to visit the countryside.
who'd have thought I'd become a signed-up member of the green welly brigade?
Example sentencesExamples
- As in 2005, we must consider voters actively put off voting Tory by a knock on the door from the green welly brigade.
- The green-welly brigade will have been out in force for the "Glorious 12th" last week.
- The Guardian sent out a reporter to ask the green welly brigade where they were when the miners needed them.
- Mulberry quietly metamorphosed from a staid brand, adopted by the green welly brigade in the 1980s, into a fun and unpredictable label.
- Spending two days with the green welly brigade wasn't his idea of a good time.
- I ventured into green welly brigade territory for a crash course in how to get the most from our four-wheeled friends – both on and off the road.
- The combination certainly seems to appeal to Country Life magazine, bible of the green welly brigade.
- Together, we were the perfect tabloid team – and the antithesis of the green welly brigade.
- Last week brought a 'shooters' charter' for the green welly brigade, promising to protect the country sport some feared was under threat.
- It's absolutely short-sighted by the green welly brigade - they are holding us back.

Origin

From the type of wellington boots supposedly favoured by such people.

词汇	green welly brigade
释义	Definition of green welly brigade in English: green welly brigade noun the green welly brigadeBritish derogatory, informal Wealthy upper-middle-class people who live in or like to visit the countryside. who'd have thought I'd become a signed-up member of the green welly brigade? Example sentencesExamples As in 2005, we must consider voters actively put off voting Tory by a knock on the door from the green welly brigade. The green-welly brigade will have been out in force for the "Glorious 12th" last week. The Guardian sent out a reporter to ask the green welly brigade where they were when the miners needed them. Mulberry quietly metamorphosed from a staid brand, adopted by the green welly brigade in the 1980s, into a fun and unpredictable label. Spending two days with the green welly brigade wasn't his idea of a good time. I ventured into green welly brigade territory for a crash course in how to get the most from our four-wheeled friends – both on and off the road. The combination certainly seems to appeal to Country Life magazine, bible of the green welly brigade. Together, we were the perfect tabloid team – and the antithesis of the green welly brigade. Last week brought a 'shooters' charter' for the green welly brigade, promising to protect the country sport some feared was under threat. It's absolutely short-sighted by the green welly brigade - they are holding us back. Origin From the type of wellington boots supposedly favoured by such people.
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