brat green

English

Alternative forms

• brat-green, Brat green

Etymology

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”).

Noun

brat green (countable and uncountable, plural brat greens)

1. A dark, vibrant lime green colour. [from 2024]

   brat green:  

   • 2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue‎^[1]:

     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 August 22, Stephanie McNeal, “A Moment for Hope Walz and Her Brat-Green Nails at the DNC”, in Glamour‎^[2]:

     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.

Adjective

brat green (comparative more brat green, superlative most brat green)

1. Having a dark, vibrant lime green colour. [from 2024]
   • 2024 June 27, Hannah Coates, “brat Green is the Mani Shade of The Moment”, in Vogue‎^[3]:

     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 August 22, Stephanie McNeal, “A Moment for Hope Walz and Her Brat-Green Nails at the DNC”, in Glamour‎^[4]:

     [see title]