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)

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.
- 2024 September 14, Heath Owens, “What to Wear to Charli xcx & Troye Sivan's Tour If You Wanna 'SWEAT'”, in Cosmopolitan‎^[3]:
  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.

Adjective

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

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^[4]:
  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^[5]:
  [see title]