What Does Zavy Mean & Other Green Questions This is a question that we hear all the time at Zavy Green..."What does Zavy mean?" Or Zavvy (like savvy) Green some say, as we cringe. Often said with a perplexing head tilt and a raised-eyebrow as the customer goes through her Rolodex of green-related terminology. Well, that question is simple and incredibly complex at the same time. This paradoxical reasoning can take me five seconds or a lifetime to explain.  I'll give you the "waiting for the