"airpocalypse" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: airpocalypses [plural]
Etymology: From air + -pocalypse. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|air|pocalypse}} air + -pocalypse Head templates: {{en-noun}} airpocalypse (plural airpocalypses)
  1. (informal) The presence of dense smog in many parts of Asia. Tags: informal

Inflected forms

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