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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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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)
Greenfrauducts
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: green fraud ucts
Sentence: Cleaners and other products claiming to be eco-friendly because they are clear may actually be greenfrauducts. These fraudulently-eco-friendly products cost more, but may contribute the same chemicals to the water supply and earth as regular products. Another type of greenfrauduct marketed to unthinking consumers are the group of products that are already organic: such as “organic” fruits and vegetables - aren’t they organic just as they are? “Organic” needs definition as “grown without chemicals or pesticides” to avoid promotion of greenfrauducts.
Etymology: From green products and fraud. Greenfrauducts are a group of products that are marketed as earth-friendly but which are either not such or are already earth-friendly.
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COMMENTS:
Agreed! Excellent verbotomy! Easy to remember and the meaning is so readily apparent! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-22: 16:27:00
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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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Fakeology
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: fayk ol ojee
Sentence: 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)
Agreenafoolic
Created by: missmari
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I tried to recycle my used lightbulbs but it turned out to be an agreenafoolic concept.
Etymology:
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)
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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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