Verboticisms

Created by: bjorn

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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

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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

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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

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Created by: timmy

Pronunciation: weired b

Sentence: your weirdb.

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Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: con/green/eee/ent

Sentence: Sam was a congreenient environmentalist who stashed his gas guzzler in the garage and got out his bike when the female branch of 'friends of pure air' cycled by.

Etymology: con + green + convenient

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COMMENTS:

Darn those gas guzzlers! :-) - artr, 2009-07-14: 15:46:00

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Created by: Paloma

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Sentence: Reusable tote bags are a must for anyone who wants to ecoflirt at the grocery store.

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Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: gree-pee

Sentence: Jennifer loved nature and everything in it. Almost. She was okay with the creepy crawlies -- bugs and worms and maggots. She was fascinated by the big predators -- grizzlies, sharks, and snakes. But she could never get used to the greepy guy who kept jumping in front of her "au naturel", saying "Hey baby! Want to do a little recycling in the sunshine!"

Etymology: green and creepy!

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COMMENTS:

very funny - porsche, 2009-07-14: 12:20:00

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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

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Created by: alecstevenson

Pronunciation: Eco-bi-tion-ist

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Etymology: Eco + exhibitionist

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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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