Meanings
alternative Vitamin G
- dateduncountablevitamin B₂ or riboflavin.
- informaluncountabletime spent in nature, in a garden or greenspace, as a health benefit
There are dozens of ways to connect with nature, and you don’t even need to have your own garden to get your Vitamin G.
2021 April 16, Olivia Heath, “The RHS shares 5 ways to get your dose of Vitamin G - and you don’t even need to have your own garden”, in House Beautiful1 more example
2006 June 7, Peter P Groenewegen, Agnes E van den Berg, Sjerp de Vries3 and Robert A Verheij "Vitamin G: effects of green space on health, well-being, and social" BMC Public Health vol. 6 no. 149 →DOI The briefest summary of our program is in its title: Vitamin G, where G stands for the green space around us. Notions of beneficial effects of nearby green space have persisted throughout history.
- IrelandhumorousuncountableGuinness stout
...a pint of Guinness at the Cheltenham Festival costs a mind-boggling £7.50. That makes it one of the most expensive pints of "Vitamin G", as it's dubbed, in the world.
2023 March 14, Anthony Chapman, “ALE STORM Cheltenham Festival punters forced to pay out staggering amount for pint of Guinness… one of most expensive in WORLD”, in The Sun, UK1 more example
With Krissy Harris (former head bartender at Gramercy Tavern) overseeing the bar program, drinkers may be tempted to set Guinness aside for cocktails ... Of course, Vitamin G loyalists can still find the stuff on tap
2011 December 11, “New York; Bars; The Wren”, in Time Out
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna B vitamin that prevents skin lesions and weight loss
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Origin
In the literal vitamin sense, G is the initial of Joseph Goldberger, involved in its discovery. In later figurative senses, G is the initial of the referent.
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