Friday, July 30, 2010

Slang word of the day: ecohacking

Today's slang word of the day is ecohacking. Click here to vote on usage, vulgarity, etc.

ecohacking

noun - uncountable

  • the use of science in very large-scale projects to change the environment for the better/stop global warming (e.g. by using mirrors in space to deflect sunlight away from Earth).

    -- "Oxford Word of the Year 2008: Hypermiling", Oxford University Press Blog, November 10 2008
    Word was a semi-finalist in the New Oxford American Dictionary word of the year for 2008 selection.

notes

-- Walter (waltergr@aol.com)

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