carbon sasquatch
n.— «Actually, Laurie David has been creating one HUGE carbon footprint here on Martha’s Vineyard for the last 6 years. Her disgusting and ostentatious trophy building has been virtually ceaseless for about 6 years now. The trucks and pollution stop only when Mrs. Carbon Sasquatch is here for her summer vacation, making herself the center of everyone’s attention.» —“Is Homewrecker Laurie David A Secret ’Carbon Sasquatch’?” by Emily Gould Gawker July 24, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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