plastulence

plastulence
Definition: Something punchy like:
"The silent but deadly release of microplastic particles into the environment from everyday synthetic items, like clothing, furniture, or packaging."
(Feel free to tweak it—make it funnier or more savage if you want.)
Example:
"Every time I wash my fleece jacket, I'm contributing major plastulence to the ocean."
OR
"That new car smell? Pure plastulence from the dashboard off-gassing microplastics."

"That new car smell? Pure plastulence from the dashboard off-gassing microplastics."

plastulence by Heymuse January 2, 2026

Plastulence

Plastulence
noun
The planet’s long, slow plastic fart.
What happens when billions of tons of plastic quietly crumble into micro- and nano-particles and drift through everything forever.
Example:
“We banned plastic straws but now we live inside the plastulence.”

“We banned plastic straws but now we live inside the plastulence.”

Plastulence by Heymuse January 2, 2026

pustulence 

"Pustulence" is a combination of 2 words (like "smog" is from "smoke" and "fog"). "Pestilence" (a devastating epidemic disease) plus "Pustulation" (the state of having pustules - pus-producing elevations of the skin).

In David Lynch's Dune, Baron Vladimir Harkonnen found pleasure in his own pustulence.

pustulence by Mike Baker September 9, 2005