Green Mountain Boys
Preserved but no longer current.
Men of Vermont, U.S.A. — a term m use since 1775. Vermont, or Vert Mont, so called from its forest-covered mountains, was formed from the states of New Hampshire and New York in 1777, largely through the action of its farmers who agitated for an independent state of their own, and were called the Green Mountain Boys.
Era: ca. 1898 (Victorian)
Sources & notes
Reproduced from Brewer’s Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (1898 edition, public domain; archive.org, retrieved 2026-07-31; OCR text, minor errors possible). Reflects the scholarship and attitudes of its era.
Common questions
What does “Green Mountain Boys” mean?
Men of Vermont, U.S.A. — a term m use since 1775. Vermont, or Vert Mont, so called from its forest-covered mountains, was formed from the states of New Hampshire and New York in 1777, largely through the action of its farmers who agitated for an independent state of their own, and were called the Green Mountain Boys.
Is “Green Mountain Boys” formal or informal?
No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.