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: (Invented words created by the Verbotomy Writers)
Fakeology: /fayk ol ojee/ Joule and her husband Kilo Watt had always tried to be a “green” couple. When he brought home the really energy efficient lights that last forever, they did not realize that you could not see well enough to read. Whewn they bought low-octane fuel, it took them twice as long to get anywhere in their car and they used up three times the fuel to get their in the first place. Yep, this fakeology was not really working for them… Etymology: Fake (Phony, not real, pretend)& Ecology (environmental relationships) Created by: Nosila.
Scamwow: /skæmwaÊŠ/ The late-night pitchman made the knockoff absorbent towel sound like the answer to almost all of Jerry’s “being-green” concerns. He would never need to buy paper towels again saving hundreds of trees. He could scrub surfaces clean without using cleaning chemicals. It turned out to be a scamwow moment when he read the disclaimers on the packaging and found out that the warranty was limited to occasional use only (once a month) and that it was made from the hides of several endangered species. Etymology: scam (a confidence game or other fraudulent scheme) + Shamwow (brand of absorbent towel sold via infomercial) Created by: artr2.
Bunkinjunked: /bunk-in-junked/ Larry didn’t notice that his bunkinjunked bargains…were just someone else’s trash. Etymology: Bunk – Empty talk; nonsense.
In – Within the limits, bounds, or area of.
Junked – Discarded material, such as glass, rags, paper, or metal, some of which may be reused in some form.
Created by: abrakadeborah.
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