English Explanatory Dictionary

greenwash

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A false or misleading picture of environmental friendliness used to conceal or obscure damaging activities.
verb
  1. To portray with a false or misleading image of environmental friendliness so as to conceal or obscure damaging activities.

Pronunciation

/ˈɡɹiːnwɒʃ/ en-au-greenwash.ogg

Word forms

greenwash greenwashes greenwashing greenwashed

Etymology

Blend of green (“environmentally friendly”) + whitewash (or green + -wash), coined by Jay Westerveld in 1986.

Synonyms

greenwashing

Related words

green tape

Derived words

greenwasher openwash
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