green FN

English

Etymology

Abbreviation of green fuck nigga. In reference to the NBA 2K basketball simulation video game series, wherein the quality of a player's shot is measured in colours—green denoting the highest quality shot. Online Internet meme documentation website Know Your Meme first attests the word in early 2023 on the video-sharing service TikTok, but popularised in late February 2024 via an Internet meme depicting Family Guy character Peter Griffin shooting a basketball while fading away in mid-air.

Interjection

green FN

1. (chiefly Internet slang, sports) Said after an exceptional, fantastic shot (“the act of launching a ball or similar object toward a goal”) or throw, especially in basketball.
2. (Internet slang, by extension) Used to indicate something amazing, fantastic, impressive or otherwise exceptionally good; something considered desirable.