Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

global weirding

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.85 in modern English

Syllables: glob-al weird-ing
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The belief that climate change causes or will cause various weather-related extremes, including both hot and cold weather, to become more intense.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"You may see the highest zone numbers (14 or 15) on the label of that tropical banana plant you bought. Global weirding or no, if you live anywhere other than South Florida, you're still going to have to put it in your glass conservatory for the winter."
"Remember: climate change means “global weirding,” not just global warming."

Etymology

A play on global warming, popularized by Thomas Friedman.

Usage

Uncountable

Questions

What does global weirding mean?: The belief that climate change causes or will cause various weather-related extremes, including both hot and cold weather, to become more intense.
Where does global weirding come from?: A play on global warming, popularized by Thomas Friedman.

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