English Dictionary

green-ink brigade

IPA（発音記号）

/ˌɡɹiːn.ɪŋk bɹɪˈɡeɪd/

固有名詞

イギリス英語

(chiefly Britain) Collectively, those people who write letters to newspaper editors, politicians, etc., expressing eccentric views; the letters are often stereotyped as being handwritten in green ink, characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining, and lengthy.

日本語の意味

（主に英国で用いられる用語）新聞記者や政治家などに対し、突飛な見解や主張を伝えようと、手紙を書き寄せる一団。これらの手紙は緑色のインクで手書きされ、大文字の多用や下線の強調、そして冗長な文章が特徴とされる

Every time the council proposes a new cycling lane, the green-ink brigade inundate the letters page with eccentric complaints.

町議会が新しい自転車レーンを提案するたびに、新聞の投書欄に風変わりな意見を書く人たちが怒りの投書を殺到させる。

意味（1）

(chiefly Britain) Collectively, those people who write letters to newspaper editors, politicians, etc., expressing eccentric views; the letters are often stereotyped as being handwritten in green ink, characterized by the frequent use of capital letters and underlining, and lengthy.

For the moment, electoral reform is dead. This is comforting on balance, for the subject, along with fluoridation and a few others, is one which experienced journalists tend to avoid. It tends to bring out the green ink brigade. No electoral reform: no lengthy letters to the Editor from Miss Enid Lakeman. Good. We can all breathe again.

the green-ink brigade （ canonical ）