oignon vert

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From French oignon vert (“green onion”).

Noun[edit]

oignon vert (plural oignons verts)

  1. (Quebec, slang) meter maid

Anagrams[edit]

French[edit]

Pronunciation[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

Noun[edit]

oignon vert m (plural oignons verts)

  1. green onion
  2. spring onion
  3. scallion
  4. shallot
  5. chive
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Etymology 2[edit]

From the colour of the cars driven by the parking enforcement and ticketing division of the city of Montreal at the time that this term was coined.

Noun[edit]

oignon vert m (plural oignons verts)

  1. (Quebec, slang) oignon vert

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