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Lendanger
Top verboticism of the day created by karenanne
DEFINITION: v. To offer pre-approved credit, loans or sweepstake prizes in order to lock the some poor sucker into permanent usury. n. Junk mail, spam or telemarketing offers for pre-approved credit and loans.
Pronunciation: len DAYN jer
Sentence: Aiyo Yu keeps getting calls from PityBank (motto: "We Want to Help You Feel Forever In Our Debt") offering her the "opportunity" to roll her balances on other cards "free of charge" into the card she holds from this particular company. She also gets mailings from the same company inviting her to apply for various-sized loans that would pay off all her debts and give her "just one convenient monthly payment." These lendangering practices are helping a lot - helping PityBank, that is. She doesn't seem to realize that rolling all your outstanding debts into one payment is only helpful if you actually pay down the balance every month, and don't run up new balances. Most of her paycheck is a lendangered species at this point.
Etymology: endanger + lend
Created by: karenanne.
Comments:
An all-too familiar tale, sadly! - Nosila, 2010-09-07: 21:10:00
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Indebture: /in dept chure/ When Della got hom,e from work, she had yet more mail to sort. From different angles, each one wanted her to be in a state of indebture to them. Etymology: Indenture (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term) & Debt (the state of owing something (especially money) Created by: Nosila.
Baitmail: /bayt mayl/ Perhaps every money business spends millions on baitmail, because it allows them to reel in big bucks. The minute you bite, they give you the bait and switch. They switch to arisenterest, feemonsters, and so many numerous damnold-trumped-up-charges, you'll think you've been held up ... and measured up as the biggest sucker of all! Etymology: BAIT, MAIL is a also a form of HATE MAIL. /// Bait - any enticement used to lure or attract. Mail -anything sent thru the postal system. Hate mail - malevolent mail; also mail we strongly dislike getting. Created by: silveryaspen.
Comments:
Song of the Day: Mr. Postman, Send Me A Dream! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 01:07:00
I like it. - kateinkorea, 2009-02-24: 07:57:00
great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:19:00
Good word...A cute guy might be baitmale, especially if he's under age! - Nosila, 2009-02-24: 22:01:00
Baitmail won't fit in an envelope ... baitmales are found in a totally different baitsite on the endearnot! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-25: 02:37:00
wonderful word, describes the situation exactly. - rombus, 2009-02-25: 15:53:00
Pawnfree: /Paw-n-fr-ee/ Now that the credit crunch is well under way many people will be forced to turn to buying on credit from those pawn-free credit offers. This means that you are entitled to free gifts and 0% for the first six months, then when you are completely hooked the rate goes up to 19% therefore having great difficulty keeping up the repayments. Etymology: Pawn(a person who is used by others for their own purposes) + Free(Something given for nothing. OR IS IT???) Created by: TJayzz.
Comments:
pawnfree, as free as the wind blows - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:18:00
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Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James
readerwriter - 2009-02-24: 08:20:00
The thanks should go to my hubby who doesn't play, but loves to hear the defs!
Well lets give thanks to your hubby. Sounds like he has lots of good ideas! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James