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carbon footprint 

The amount of greenhouse gases released by a person, group, or machine.
Al Gore may drive a hybrid and rant about global warming, but when you factor in the cooking grease burned to cook his food, his carbon footprint is pretty huge. The amount of weight that guy's packed on would put Sally Struthers to shame.
carbon footprint by Nicholas D June 16, 2008

Carbon Footprint 

The quantity of greenhouse gases that have risen in the atmosphere caused by human actions.
The average quantity of carbon footprint globally is roughly around 4 tons, whereas the average in the United States is 16 tons which is 4 times the global average. The United States contributes to the 2nd most carbon footprint emissions globally following China which releases the most.
Carbon Footprint by UltimateDoge August 22, 2022

carbon footprint offset 

A boondoggle involving polluting one geographical location with excessive use of carbon-based fuel while paying to promote clean energy in another geographical location, and claiming one offsets the other, thus yielding neutral pollution.
Al Gore rationalizes his profligate use of $30,000/year in electricity and natural gas at his home in Nashville by partially funding clean energy production in other areas, terming this a "carbon footprint offset". It is tantamount to dumping garbage on the streets of Nashville and "offsetting" it by paying for street cleanup in Seattle.

Carbon Footprint Corncob 

The corncob lodge up the ass of the Anthropogenic climate change fanatics.
"You know every time you drive your SUV Gaia dies a little more."
" You need to pull that Carbon Footprint Corncob out of your ass. Why don't you take a cruise and relax?"
"Do you know how much carbon a cruise ship puts into our sky's?"
" I rest my case."

cabron footprint 

Just as carbon footprint refers to a sum of carbon emissions, a cabron footprint is the measure of one's social imprint as a cabron, (generally Spanish for asshole).

Reducing one's cabron footprint is in effect becoming less of an asshole.
I'm trying to increase my cabron footprint by getting into politics.

The Westboro Baptist Church has an enormous cabron footprint.
cabron footprint by motionist April 4, 2013

carbon fartprint 

That part of a person's carbon footprint caused by gaseous bodily emissions.
1. A moose has a carbon fartprint equivalent to a small car.

2. Despite their higher personal contribution vegetarians have a lower carbon fartprint than meat eaters as cows produce huge quantities of methane.
carbon fartprint by jamspoon September 18, 2007
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fauxstalgia 

Faux nostalgia. Faking old things in an attempt to recapture the feeling of times gone past, especially of technology that has passed.
Hipstamatic pictures, just like the vinyl-static added to digital recordings, is prime fauxstalgia
fauxstalgia by scotte61 December 16, 2010
Word of the Day on October 15, 2026

pajama casual 

Pajama casual is a term used when working from home and preparing for a video conference. All business above the waist and your pajama pants down below.
We have a Zoom meeting in a few minutes and I’ll probably go pajama casual.
pajama casual by jrod-knows March 31, 2020
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funflation 

The recent boom in consumer spending on entertainment and experiences with a high demand running up the cost of enjoying of those experiences.
I’m trying to go to this Taylor Swift concert but the funflation has made it so impossible for me to afford tickets.
funflation by Dfree523 November 17, 2023
Word of the Day on October 13, 2026
A US deep south term for an alligator. Usually used in the Cajun dialect.
Take the big pirogue, I saw a huge swamp dog out there earlier.
swamp dog by Crystal Ambrose May 22, 2006
Word of the Day on October 12, 2026
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