green room

Definition

In a television studio, theatre or concert hall, the room where performers await their entrance.

Etymology

First appears c. 1701 in the writings of Colley Cibber.

Example Sentences

• "There are three smaller rooms he can use as rehearsal space or dressing rooms or green rooms, according to need."
• "Never quite got covered up, but stood in the doorway to the green room with the lip feathering over my shoulders several times"