assholocene era
- noun
- /æˈsloʊsəˌsiːn ˈɛrə/
- Offensive
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assholoceno (neologismo vulgar)
- Many environmentalists argue that we're living in the assholocene era, given how recklessly we've treated the planet.
Examples
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Social media posts about the climate crisis increasingly refer to our time as the assholocene era.
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The documentary uses the phrase assholocene era to describe humanity's ecological devastation.
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We are living in the assholocene era of climate change.
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The assholocene era is marked by extreme weather events.
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Many environmentalists argue that we're living in the assholocene era, given how recklessly we've treated the planet.
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Social media posts about the climate crisis increasingly refer to our time as the assholocene era.
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The documentary uses the phrase assholocene era to describe humanity's ecological devastation.
Synonyms
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9.1
A period of Earth's history starting about 11,700 years ago and continuing now
Relating to changes people cause to Earth's climate and environment
A time in Earth's history that began about 11,700 years ago and continues now
A period of Earth's history lasting about ten thousand years
Surface Forms
Morphology
assholocene + era
The term is a slang blend that transparently signals 'era' together with a vulgar modifier ('asshole') and an '-ocene' reference to epochs (as in Anthropocene), so its basic meaning — a period characterized by selfish/destructive human behavior — can be partially inferred from the parts. However, it is a creative, vulgar coinage that relies on knowledge of the '-ocene'/Anthropocene concept and slang pragmatics, so a B1 learner who only knows the literal words may not grasp the full rhetorical or socio-environmental nuance.
Etymology
Assholocene era mixes the rude word asshole, meaning a selfish, thoughtless person, with the ending -ocene used in names for long 'ages', creating a sharp picture of an age full of careless people. That's why people use it to call our time 'an age when humans act selfishly and harm the planet'.