Word of the Day (paper tiger)-22DEC22

Word of the Day (paper tiger)-22DEC22

Today’s “Word of the Day” is “paper tiger” and it is a noun meaning “something that appears strong and dangerous externally, but is weak and harmless internally“. 

Example Sentence: The biodiversity Cop that just concluded at Montreal, Cop15, has at least focused minds on putting nature front and centre, but the accord that was achieved there will be a paper tiger unless there is the will to implement it. The biodiversity Cop supposedly protects land and oceans; of these two, it is the latter that are, if anything, much more crucial, dominating as they do our “blue” planet. The pollution and acidification of our oceans in particular represent a potential existential threat.

Word of the Day (paper tiger)-22DEC22

This word is present in The Guardian article Avatar 2 should make us completely rethink our relationship with the planet and click here to read it.

Courtesy: The Guardian

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