Blizzard is continuing to update older World of Warcraft content to be less problematic, this time targeting the phrase "greenskins" as well as a number of dialogue changes that include the removal of additional developer references and toned down sexual remarks.
The term greenskins is often used by human NPCs or members of the Alliance in reference to the game's orcs. While most instances of the phrase have been removed or altered, there is still one NPC named Captain Greenskin, as well as two legendary items, that use the phrase.
It appears the phrase is being removed to avoid racist connotations directed towards the game's orcs, but, as pointed out by Wowhead, it could also be to avoid any potential conflict with Games Workshop's Warhammer series, whose ork and goblin races are often referred to as greenskins.
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