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DEFINITION: n. The type of headache you get from buying too many things with your credit card. Note: Symptoms do not usually appear until the following month.v. To buy yourself a huge credit card headache.
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Plasticholic
Created by: queeny
Pronunciation: plas-tic-hall-ic
Sentence: The nurse reconized a plasticholic when she saw one.The withdrawls had her pulling out her healthcard instead of visa.It's so sad.
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Shoppang
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Another shoppang set in with the arrival of my MasterCard bill.
Etymology: Shop + pang
Mastercardmigraine
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: mas/ter/card/mi/grane
Sentence: She loved Chistmas...the lights, the cakes and cookies, not to mention the jolly fellow in the red suit; now if only her doctor could prescribe something to relieve her "Mastercardmigraine", she'd be a really happy housewife!
Etymology: "Mastercardmigraine": a word of Greek origin associated with a nauseating nymph whose eyes were often bigger than her head and whose shopping chariot was frequently larger than her credit could accommodate
Meloncardy
Created by: deadpanwalking
Pronunciation: MEL-un-card-ee
Sentence: When I saw my Visa bill I experienced a deep feeling of Meloncardy and wept until I fell asleep.
Etymology: Meloncholy and card
Credache
Created by: babel
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Mike's Ebay extravaganzas were becoming a huge credache, but he just couldn't stop buying those rare A-Team dolls.
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Unlabourious
Created by: alecstevenson
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COMMENTS:
unlabourious - posted in wrong cartoon, please remove - alecstevenson, 2006-11-12: 20:11:00
i voted for you - timmy, 2006-11-20: 17:38:00
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Buygraine
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation:
Sentence: The VISA bill caused a massive buygraine, which required bedrest and credit card shredding.
Etymology: buy + migraine
Amexograine
Created by: wordygrrrl
Pronunciation: Amex-o-graine
Sentence: I have an Amexograine headache that just won't go away. The only solution is to cut up my Amex card.
Etymology: American Express - o - migraine
Crangover
Created by: fastlane
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "I've got a major crangover from buying too many clothes last month."
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Comments:
- 2006-11-08: 06:11:00
Fabulous word!
Jabberwocky - 2006-11-08: 06:11:00
another stellar cartoon!