brat green

noun

A dark, vibrant lime green colour.

First used 2024
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Meanings

nounbrat green (countable and uncountable, plural brat greens)

plural brat greens · alternative brat-green · alternative Brat green

  1. countableuncountableA dark, vibrant lime green colour.First known use 2024

    Brat green was a small departure from a true chartreuse, but in the color family nonetheless, which had us clad in lime-toned accessories all summer long.

    2026 April 15, Ella O'Keeffe, “Brat Green Makes Way For Chartreuse This Spring”, in Coveteur, archived from the original on 12 May 2026
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    Brat green is taking the world by storm. The trend was set in motion by the singer Charli xcx—whose new album brat is brought to life by a specific shade of slime green—it was always going to be just a matter of time before the mood reached our fingertips.

    2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue

    As her brother stood and cheered and shouted and wept, Hope Walz sat teary-eyed beside him, making a Taylor Swift–like heart with her hands. Her nails, I saw, were painted a very specific shade: brat green.

    2024 August 22, Stephanie McNeal, “A Moment for Hope Walz and Her Brat-Green Nails at the DNC”, in Glamour

    There would be no BRAT without brat green. The color heard 'round the world this summer will undoubtedly be the biggest theme of dress at the SWEAT Tour. My biggest piece of advice for nailing this look: Get the shade right.

    2024 September 14, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Charli xcx & Troye Sivan's Tour If You Wanna 'SWEAT'”, in Cosmopolitan
adjectivebrat green (comparative more brat green, superlative most brat green)

comparative more brat green · superlative most brat green · alternative brat-green · alternative Brat green

  1. Having a dark, vibrant lime green colour.First known use 2024

    [see title]

    2024 August 22, Stephanie McNeal, “A Moment for Hope Walz and Her Brat-Green Nails at the DNC”, in Glamour
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    Manicurist Eri Narita was behind the brat-green French tips seen at Vogue World, and revealed that her initial inspiration was the greens found in and around a tennis court, from the grass to the balls.

    2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue

Origin

Named after Brat (2024), a studio album by English singer Charli XCX. The album's cover art features a lime green square with the title in lowercase imposed in Arial font (see image). Compare brat (“characteristic of a confident and assertive woman”).

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APA

brat green. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brat%20green

MLA

“brat green.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brat%20green. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “brat green,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/brat%20green.

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