To be roped in can mean simply being persuaded to join in, but it often picks up a hint of reluctance, pressure, or being talked into something. Kathleen in west central Iowa heard it from her son, who was volunteering at an orphanage in Honduras...
Sorry, travel industry PR people: honeyteering, as in “doing volunteer work on your honeymoon,” won’t catch on as a term. At least we hope not. This is part of a complete episode. Transcript of “Honeyteering” Grant...
Brian from Cincinnati, Ohio, asks about voluntold, a workplace verb for being assigned a task under the polite cover of “volunteering.” The formation neatly blends volunteer with told. At his nonprofit camp, it describes duties like fundraisers that...
permablitz n.— «Palmer is one of the inventors of the permablitz, an event in which people donate time and plants to help create an environmentally friendly space growing fruit, herbs and vegetables. The phenomenon began in April last...