"airpocalypse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: airpocalypses [plural]
Etymology: 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
    Sense id: en-airpocalypse-en-noun-aebwWUas Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -pocalypse

Inflected forms

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