Verboticisms

Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: green - no - s

Sentence: Being the greennose that Bill was, he approached Matilda and asked if he could dispose of her used Soda Can after lunch in an ecologically correct collection device. He did this, not because he really cared about recycling but because he knew that Matilda cared very much about the green movement and she happened to be the hottest chick in the office.

Etymology: green + brown nose

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Good one! - Nosila, 2009-07-14: 22:05:00

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Created by: Paloma

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Reusable tote bags are a must for anyone who wants to ecoflirt at the grocery store.

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Created by: Stevenson0

Pronunciation: ek/oh/toon/nist

Sentence: Many multinational corporations are merely ecotunists in an attempt to score points with young environmentalists.

Etymology: ecological + opportunist

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Created by: timmy

Pronunciation: weired b

Sentence: your weirdb.

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Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: green/gad/fly

Sentence: He knew he had met his match when he encountered the leaf-lorn "Greengadfly" as he pitched his woo in the curbside recycle bin.

Etymology: although the origin of the word dates back to the time when a "fly bit the cattle", today in our politically-correct environment it is more closely associated with vagarious, vanity-conscious vegans

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Created by: alecstevenson

Pronunciation: Eco-bi-tion-ist

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Etymology: Eco + exhibitionist

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Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: op - per - green - is - tik

Sentence: Simon showed opporgreenistic behavior by mentioning all of his "green" habits around attractive women that he thought to be ecologically motivated. He would tell half-truths and green lies just to impress them.

Etymology: opportunistic (taking advantage of situations that arise; said of people who will take advantage of situations to advance their own interests, without regard for principles), green

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: con/green/eee/ent

Sentence: Sam was a congreenient environmentalist who stashed his gas guzzler in the garage and got out his bike when the female branch of 'friends of pure air' cycled by.

Etymology: con + green + convenient

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Darn those gas guzzlers! :-) - artr, 2009-07-14: 15:46:00

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Created by: mrskellyscl

Pronunciation: in-green-chee-ate

Sentence: Armand tried to ingreentiate himself with the hot bunny hugger who moved in next door by wearing a Save-the-Whales t-shirt to the neighborhood block party.

Etymology: ingratiate: pander to; suck up to + green

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like it - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-14: 12:18:00

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Created by: OldEnglish

Pronunciation: GORE-stand-ing

Sentence: Although he used "An Inconvenient Truth" as his "Player's Handbook," somehow Shelby always avoided being accused of Gorestanding.

Etymology: Al Gore + grandstanding

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