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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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Environmentalies
Created by: EpicButCrazy
Pronunciation: en-vire-oh-ment-al-eyes
Sentence: The program to reuse light bulbs was just a heap of environmentalies. People soon found that they got no light from burnt-out bulbs.
Etymology: environmentalize + lies
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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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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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)
Enviromeantobe
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: en VIE ro MENt to be
Sentence: A lot of these enviromeantobe products are just a way of getting the consumer to pay more money for the same products. In our lab we tested the components of the enviro dish soap. It turned out to be an exact watered down version of dish soap that was not environmentally friendly.
Etymology: ENVIRONMENT: MEANT TO BE:
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COMMENTS:
excellent!! - galwaywegian, 2009-03-20: 06:18:00
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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)
Ecologyp
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: ee-kol-o-jip
Sentence: Amanda was the suprise hit of the bio-kegger when she entered the wet tee shirt contest wearing her new ecofriendly, organically recycled Kleenex t-shirt she purchased through the Ecologyp company.
Etymology: ecology -- the study of the relationship of organisms and the environment. gyp-- to swindle
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COMMENTS:
Great Create! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-20: 09:57:00
Funny! It rolls right off the tongue! - chaiandallthatjazz, 2009-03-23: 16:01:00
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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:
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".
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