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DEFINITION: n. An environmentally friendly program or product which does not live up to expectations. v. To try to save the planet by buying something green only to find out that it's just a load of bunk.
Verboticisms
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Geothermalware
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: gee-o-therm-MAL-ware
Sentence: Filled with despair at the increasing size of his carbon footprint, Henry was demoralised when her recognized that his brand new, self-contained, domestic power station was in fact geothermalware.
Etymology: geothermal (power sourced from the heat of the earth) + malware (malicious software) + mal (bad) + ware (something bought)
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COMMENTS:
well done! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-20: 06:18:00
Great blending! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-20: 21:11:00
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Envirobeedunkabunkistic
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: In-viro-roe-be-dunk-ay-bunk-ist-ik
Sentence: Mr. Western Savealot was all about buying "Envirobeedunkabunkistic" products in order to preserve the planet and energy in his home and save money. However his wife Mrs. Ecofriendly Savealot was becoming less than interested because all of his useless purchases online the Greenskunk site...they never ever worked properly. He told his wife,"well Honey, just wait until tomorrow because I have some new solar rechargeable batteries that have been laying out in the sun charging today that I just bought that will work even brighter in our new bamboo and putty and paperclip Gilligan lantern." Needless to say...Mrs. Ecofriendly Savealot rolled her eyes and was unimpressed.
Etymology: Enviro;Taken from environmental. Be; As in it is. Dunk; To plunk down. Bunk; Bull crap Ist;As in the most like. Ic; As in this is useless CRAP!
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COMMENTS:
what a mouthful - petaj, 2009-03-23: 05:01:00
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Whattage
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: Wat + aj
Sentence: Although Donna pledged to help the "green" movement by buying products that were supposed to last longer, she found that she often had a whattage problem. Either the bulbs did not give her enough light or they were more environmentally unfriendly to dispose of then the ones she used before.
Etymology: What? and Wattage
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COMMENTS:
Fits right into the cartoon! Well done! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-20: 21:12:00
Whatt Whit! - Nosila, 2009-03-20: 23:06:00
I like it. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-21: 00:22:00
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Greenfrauducts
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: green fraud ucts
Sentence: Cleaners and other products claiming to be eco-friendly because they are clear may actually be greenfrauducts. These fraudulently-eco-friendly products cost more, but may contribute the same chemicals to the water supply and earth as regular products. Another type of greenfrauduct marketed to unthinking consumers are the group of products that are already organic: such as “organic” fruits and vegetables - aren’t they organic just as they are? “Organic” needs definition as “grown without chemicals or pesticides” to avoid promotion of greenfrauducts.
Etymology: From green products and fraud. Greenfrauducts are a group of products that are marketed as earth-friendly but which are either not such or are already earth-friendly.
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COMMENTS:
Agreed! Excellent verbotomy! Easy to remember and the meaning is so readily apparent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-22: 16:27:00
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Agreenafoolic
Created by: missmari
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I tried to recycle my used lightbulbs but it turned out to be an agreenafoolic concept.
Etymology:
Enviralmental
Created by: Banky
Pronunciation: /in-vi-rall-men-tull/
Sentence: Susanne was shocked to find that her hand-cranked radio contained over 32 grams of lead, an ounce of mercury in its power converter device, and the soul of an orphan boy. Her green intentions had been hand-converted into nature poison via this enviralmental piece of crap from Venture Industries.
Etymology: environmental - viron + viral
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COMMENTS:
Excellent word for so many things containing toxins. Excellent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-20: 21:13:00
Very good! - Mustang, 2009-03-20: 21:33:00
Enviralmetally good word, banky! - Nosila, 2009-03-20: 23:09:00
Soul of an orphan boy? Yikes! Very good word combination. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-21: 00:27:00
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Bozone
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: bo zone
Sentence: Manny's invention of unlights was a typical example of a bozone...something which had good intentions, butr failed to meet needs.
Etymology: Bozo (clown name, foolish person) & Ozone (the action of ultraviolet radiation on oxygen in the stratosphere (where it acts as a screen for ultraviolet radiation, which is being eroded by greenhouse affect)
Gaiarbage
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: guy arb aj
Sentence: The ecologifest had an array of gaiarbage including a lot of AlGorubbish and several inconveniant fruits
Etymology: gaia garbage
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COMMENTS:
Four great verbotomies! Using gaia is brilliant! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-20: 09:49:00
Awesome. Very appropriate word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-21: 00:35:00
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Conservascam
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: con-ser-VAY-scam
Sentence: Willard had just made the first payment on the water recovery and power saver program he bought from the door to door salesman when he began to realize it was really a conservascam and the worst part was his wife, Wilma, sneering and reminding him she'd tried to steer him away from the slick talking salesman.
Etymology: Blend of conserve and scam, play on the word 'conservation'.
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COMMENTS:
Good word. - kateinkorea, 2009-03-21: 00:41:00
Great word! Like the sentence - splendiction, 2009-03-21: 16:47:00
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Comments:
Verbotomy - 2009-03-20: 00:01:01
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-03-23: 15:06:00
Your great definition, readerwriter, and your clever cartoon, James sure inspired a spate of great creates!
Verbotomy - 2009-03-24: 11:55:00
I thought I had bright idea, but it was bit dark... ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-03-24: 16:28:00
I thought your clever use of color and shading to express darkness visually in your cartoon was brilliant! I know that's an oxymoron, but I couldn't figure out another way to say it!
Verbotomy - 2010-10-04: 00:42:00
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James