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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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Envirollusion
Created by: BookWorm579
Pronunciation: en-VIE-row-loo-zhun
Sentence: The newest "low-flow" shower head was a blatant envirollusion as it simply stopped the flow of water.
Etymology: Derived from "environmentalism" and "illusion".
Scamwow
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: skamwou
Sentence: Ed's exuberant concern for our planet makes him vulnerable to every scamwow eco-friendly product from every eco-huckster he comes into contact with. His closet contains a plethora of not-so-useful gadgets. Some of them should receive prizes for their inventiveness (if you could find the flimflam artist who sold it). Top prize might go to the product that is supposed to reduce or remove your "carbon footprint". It's a flipflop with sandpaper glued to the top.
Etymology: scam (a dishonest scheme; a fraud) + wow (expressing astonishment or admiration)
Energyp
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ener-jip
Sentence: Mia wanted to save the planet, but having more zeal than sense, ended up buying every piece of energyp that was advertised on TV.
Etymology: energy + gyp (defraud, cheat or swindle)
Bunkinjunked
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: bunk-in-junked
Sentence: 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.
Gaiaaaargh
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: gai aaaaargh
Sentence: He began to doubt the gaiaaaargh theory around the time that he saw Mr. lovelock buying a ticket to the moon.
Etymology: gaia aaaargh
Gargreenbage
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: gar-green-badge
Sentence: The recycled toilet paper idea turned out to be gargreenbage. The yellow and brown stains were difficult to ignore and were impossible to get rid of.
Etymology: green + garbage (as in crap)
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COMMENTS:
Ewwww... - karenanne, 2010-10-04: 14:58:00
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Misgreened
Created by: Korinne
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Clearly, I was misgreened when they said spiral energy saving bulbs would provide warm mood lighting for my dinner date.
Etymology: misled, misguided
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)
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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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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Comments:
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!
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!
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James