greenwash
A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure…A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
» That's nothing more than greenwashing.
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1 sensesA false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
Examples
2 sentencesThat's nothing more than greenwashing.
By labeling their product as all-natural, the company is just trying to greenwash their wasteful production practices.
Translations
2 languagesOrigin
Blend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by JayBlend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986.
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Forms
plural: greenwashes| Singular | greenwash |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsSee also
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