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)
Bozone: /bo zone/ 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)
Created by: Nosila.
Conservascam: /con-ser-VAY-scam/ Sherman 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’ (save) and ‘scam’ (con job) Created by: Mustang.
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