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DEFINITION: An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation.

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Greenfleece

Created by: Kyoti

Pronunciation: GREEN-fleece

Sentence: Although Harriet had submitted her application 18 months ago, along with the $495 membership fee, she suddenly began to realize that she may not have been selected as an elite member of Greenfleece.

Etymology: Green (money) + Greenpeace + fleece (rip off)

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COMMENTS:

A growing trend. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:54:00

I like it as a verb, too - xtine, 2007-08-13: 16:42:00

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Wrecksploitation

Created by: xtine

Pronunciation: reck-sploy-tay-shun

Sentence: Every time another climate based disaster occurred, Sally mounted another Google keyword ad campaign to collect donations, a shameless example of wrecksploitation.

Etymology: wreckage, exploitation

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Opside

Created by: coolkids58

Pronunciation: apsid

Sentence: theres an opside organasation that guy is a opside

Etymology:

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COMMENTS:

o=organization p=profits s=selling i=imminent d=distruction/damnation - coolkids58, 2007-08-10: 10:32:00

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Menacemonger

Created by: remistram

Pronunciation: men-iss-mong-ger

Sentence: If only they'd menacemnonger the industries that pollute and destroy the environment.

Etymology: menace + monger

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Ecogrifter

Created by: Karuma

Pronunciation: ee-ko-grif-tur

Sentence: they all always play those stupid ecogrifter infomercials late at night. that guy is on the long ecogrift.

Etymology: eco=world, grift=a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.

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Apocketlypse

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: uh-PAHK-eht-lihps

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend broke up with him only because he'd mailed off his last paycheque to ExxonIMeanGreenpeace Inc.--she reasoned that anyone who couldn't tell apocketlypse from apocalypse wasn't dateable.

Etymology: apocalypse + to pocket money

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COMMENTS:

Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 22:01:00

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