Word of the day: “flygskam” - lit. flying-shame; the environmental guilt arising from air-travel (Swedish); cf “vliegschaamte”…

Word of the day: “flygskam” - lit. flying-shame; the environmental guilt arising from air-travel (Swedish); cf “vliegschaamte” (Dutch) & “flugscham” (German). See also “smygflyga” (flying in secret) & “tagskryt” (boasting about travelling by train).#LexiconForTheAnthropocene pic.twitter.com/WJv5B3kImZ

— Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane) May 7, 2019

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