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plogging

/ˈplɒɡɪŋ/

plogging noun: jogging and picking up litter.

Noun

plogging (uncountable)

  1. (neologism) jogging and picking up litter
    • Since 2016, across Europe, plogging groups have appeared in Scandinavia, Germany, and beyond.2019, David L. Edgell Sr, Managing Sustainable Tourism, Routledge, →ISBN

plogging meaning in Malay

plogging in Malay

jogging and picking up litter
larian kutip, ploging

Origin of plogging

Borrowed from Swedish plogging, coined in 2016 as blend of plocka upp (“to pick up”) and jogging (“jogging”). From there the practice has spread to other countries.

Words that rhyme with plogging

Questions about plogging

What does plogging mean?
Plogging means jogging and picking up litter.
What is plogging in Malay?
Plogging in Malay is larian kutip, ploging. See Plogging meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is plogging?
Plogging is a noun.
How do you pronounce plogging?
Plogging is pronounced /ˈplɒɡɪŋ/.

Words near plogging in the dictionary

  1. plods
  2. Ploeger
  3. Ploegers
  4. Ploetz
  5. Ploetzes
  6. plogging
  7. Plohetski
  8. Plohetskis
  9. ploidal
  10. ploidies
  11. ploidize

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