1. When an individual, organization, or political group promotes or implements a seemingly eco-friendly initiative that is more about self-satisfaction or public image than delivering meaningful environmental benefits. Often overlooks practical solutions or creates unintended negative consequences elsewhere.
2. When an individual or group engages in performative or self-indulgent environmental actions that are designed to make them feel good or look virtuous but provide little to no actual environmental benefit.
3. A form of virtue signaling disguised as eco-consciousness.
See also Green Wash.
The Green Party proposing to reduce local sheep farming, even though it’s more sustainable here and the alternative is importing lamb from halfway around the world, is classic Green Wank.
When some resigns or retires from a job, they are on "eternity leave". This can also refer to someone who has passed away, especially someone who worked somewhere for a long time, retired/resigned, then passed away later.
Oh I'm sorry, you didn't know that Kelly is on eternity leave? She resigned and moved to Hawaii!
With regrets I would like to inform you that my boss is officially on eternity leave. I will never see or hear them again. Ever.
The hypothetical man (often a sinistercharacter who decided not to go to boot camp) that is doing your girlfriend/wife while you are on deployment overseas.
Ain't no use in goin home,
Jody's got your girl and gone.
Ain't no use in goin back,
Jody's got your Cadillac,
Ain't no use in feeling blue,
Jody's took your checkbook too.
The ability girls and women have developed to hold several items at once in one hand. The skill has been developed due to the lack of pockets in women's clothing.
I thought she'd need multiple trips to carry her phone, keys, wallet, and Starbucks to her car since she needed the other hand to open the door, but she used her impressive girl grip to carry everything in one hand.