Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • proper noun A network where people can freely give items to others.

Etymologies

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

Blend of free and recycle

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Freecycle.

Examples

  • but hey...stay with your freecycle...you might just get a palm pilot one of my first "snags" when I was with Freecycle in Augusta, GA!

    Hey, It's Free! - SpouseBUZZ 2008

  • If you really want something gone, but think someone might get use out of it, the free-if-you-take-it Freecycle is the way to go.

    Form an Attack Plan For A Cluttered, Messy Home | Lifehacker Australia 2008

  • Freecycle is a means for people to offer things they want to get rid of for free, or ask for stuff.

    Yestreen there were four horsemen 2005

  • Freecycle is like putting something on the curb for scavengers, but your whole town or city has a shot at it.

    holy shit the movers are coming on friday 2005

  • Freecycle is even cool on an emotional or spiritual level.

    freecycle rocks 2005

  • Jeremy Zawodny from Yahoo has some very interesting learnings about Freecycle (a local community service Jeremy uses) and how to manage the growth of a real world local community online: "I think there are many lessons in Freecycle for those trying to build services used by" normal people "in local communities.

    Archive 2006-03-01 Ben Barren 2006

  • Jeremy Zawodny from Yahoo has some very interesting learnings about Freecycle (a local community service Jeremy uses) and how to manage the growth of a real world local community online: "I think there are many lessons in Freecycle for those trying to build services used by" normal people "in local communities.

    Moderation + Email in Local Community Online Ben Barren 2006

  • He buys shoes, or gets them through Freecycle, that is a believable size for Leslie to wear - anywhere from 8 to 9.5.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Suzi Parker 2010

  • He buys shoes, or gets them through Freecycle, that is a believable size for Leslie to wear - anywhere from 8 to 9.5.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Suzi Parker 2010

  • He buys shoes, or gets them through Freecycle, that is a believable size for Leslie to wear - anywhere from 8 to 9.5.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed AlterNet Suzi Parker 2010

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.