Green Book

Green Book Glossary

Copacabana (proper noun)

A nightclub in New York City.

andiamo (Italian imperative)

An Italian idiom, roughly meaning, "Let's go!"

Roger Maris (proper noun)

A professional baseball player.

White Castle (proper noun)

A fast-food hamburger chain restaurant.

foreman (noun)

a worker who supervises and directs other workers.

Carnegie Hall (proper noun)

A highly prestigious concert venue in New York City.

colored (adjective)

A pejorative term used to describe a black person.

chink (noun)

A derogatory term for someone of Asian descent.

scharole (Italian noun)

slang for money.

Steinway (proper noun)

An American-German high quality piano company.

kraut (noun)

derogatory term for a German person.

Orpheus (proper noun)

The protagonist of a Greek myth and the subject of a number of artistic works.

tristate area (noun)

Referring to Connecticut, New Jersey, and New York.

diction (noun)

the style of enunciation in speaking.

genteel (adjective)

polite or refined, often in an ostentatious way.

virtuoso (noun)

a person highly skilled in music or another artistic pursuit.

Little Richard (proper noun)

An American rock and roll recording artist.

Aretha Franklin (proper noun)

The "queen of soul," a beloved American R&B performer.

ritzy (adjective)

fancy

guinea (noun)

A derogatory term for an Italian.