"greenhushing" meaning in English

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Noun

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-greenhushing.wav [Southern-England]
Etymology: Blend of greenwashing + hushing coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman in a blog for the consulting agency TreeHugger published the 2nd of March 2008. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|greenwashing|hushing}} Blend of greenwashing + hushing, {{coinage|en|Jerry Stifelman|nat=American|nobycat=1|nocap=1|occ=brand strategist|w=-}} coined by American brand strategist Jerry Stifelman Head templates: {{en-noun|-|!}} greenhushing (usually uncountable, plural not attested)
  1. A tendency of a company’s marketing to be quiet about its sustainability not to be charged with greenwashing. Wikipedia link: TreeHugger Tags: no-plural, uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Marketing
    Sense id: en-greenhushing-en-noun-g94cqrOl Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, English nouns with unattested plurals

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