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DEFINITION: n. A person who pretends to be green because they think global warming is hot. v. To name-drop green status symbols in a shallow attempt to attract comely green people.
Verboticisms
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Greenwannabee
Created by: queeny
Pronunciation: green wanna be
Sentence: the dude is SUCH a greenwannabee, posing like he knows how to recycle, pleaze
Etymology:
Ecoboost
Created by: bjorn
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Even Larry David needs to give himself an ecoboost every now and then, as he so valiantly attempted when he tried to chase down his fellow Prius driver so he could greet him as a fellow Prius driver.
Etymology: ecological + ego boost
Envirostaticize
Created by: courtney0916
Pronunciation: en-vyr-o-stat-uh-size
Sentence: Carmella was not wooed when Hector attempted to envirostaticize her with his energy conserving material possessions.
Etymology: enviroment + status
Greennose
Created by: rombus
Pronunciation: green - no - s
Sentence: Being the greennose that Bill was, he approached Matilda and asked if he could dispose of her used Soda Can after lunch in an ecologically correct collection device. He did this, not because he really cared about recycling but because he knew that Matilda cared very much about the green movement and she happened to be the hottest chick in the office.
Etymology: green + brown nose
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - Nosila, 2009-07-14: 22:05:00
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Ecobitionist
Created by: alecstevenson
Pronunciation: Eco-bi-tion-ist
Sentence:
Etymology: Eco + exhibitionist
Greengadfly
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: green/gad/fly
Sentence: He knew he had met his match when he encountered the leaf-lorn "Greengadfly" as he pitched his woo in the curbside recycle bin.
Etymology: although the origin of the word dates back to the time when a "fly bit the cattle", today in our politically-correct environment it is more closely associated with vagarious, vanity-conscious vegans
Gorestanding
Created by: OldEnglish
Pronunciation: GORE-stand-ing
Sentence: Although he used "An Inconvenient Truth" as his "Player's Handbook," somehow Shelby always avoided being accused of Gorestanding.
Etymology: Al Gore + grandstanding
Opporgreenistic
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: op - per - green - is - tik
Sentence: Simon showed opporgreenistic behavior by mentioning all of his "green" habits around attractive women that he thought to be ecologically motivated. He would tell half-truths and green lies just to impress them.
Etymology: opportunistic (taking advantage of situations that arise; said of people who will take advantage of situations to advance their own interests, without regard for principles), green
Greeneer
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: grēnēn
Sentence: Bruce tried his best to look eco-friendly. The Green Now club had some of the nicest-looking co-eds on campus. Sally saw through his greeneer the first time he attended a club meeting, driving up in his H2. It didn't help his cause that he brought a round of coffee for each of the members in styrofoam cups.
Etymology: green (eco-friendly) + veneer (an attractive appearance that covers or disguises someone or something's true nature or feelings)
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COMMENTS:
subtle - nice - Jabberwocky, 2009-07-14: 12:17:00
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Ecoflirt
Created by: Paloma
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Reusable tote bags are a must for anyone who wants to ecoflirt at the grocery store.
Etymology:
Comments:
- 2006-11-13: 07:11:00
How true. Green is the new status symbol. Every frigging celebrity is now wrapped in a fig leaf.
queeny - 2006-11-13: 14:11:00
love this word enviromench . hey, you guys behind the curtain, I want to change my vote.
- 2006-11-13: 14:11:00
Great sentence deadpanwalking: "When he winked when he told me he'd like to show me his Prius, I knew he was an enviromench."
- 2006-11-13: 14:11:00
And this one is funny too -- Even Larry David needs to give himself an ecoboost every now and then, as he so valiantly attempted when he tried to chase down his fellow Prius driver so he could greet him as a fellow Prius driver.
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