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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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Swipegraine
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: Swipe-grain
Sentence: As soon as I made my last purchase, my cranium was throbbing with a wicked swipegraine.
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
That is why I prefer to slide instead of swipe.. much easier on the noggin' - MisUndrstd, 2007-07-05: 22:07:00
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Sellebralhemorrhage
Created by: bookowl
Pronunciation: sell/ee/brall/hem/or/aj
Sentence: My bank account suffered a sellebralhemorrahage after my last shopping spree.
Etymology: cerebral hemorrhage + sell
Sinvoice
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: sinĖvois
Sentence: In order to compensiate for her breakup with her boyfriend, Joyce went on a shopping spree. She went through a considerable amount of plasticoin. Her euophoria lasted nearly a month until the sinvoice arrived.
Etymology: sin (an act regarded as a serious or regrettable fault, offense) + invoice (a list of goods sent or services provided, with a statement of the sum due for these; a bill)
Buygraine
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: by-grayn
Sentence: He had been caught up in an 8 hour Ebay whirlwind and he could already feel a buygraine coming on
Etymology: buy, migraine
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COMMENTS:
He needs to take some Buylenol..good word. - Nosila, 2009-07-16: 12:10:00
;D - xMelody, 2009-07-16: 16:03:00
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Billiousness
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bill eee us ness
Sentence: Her recent bout of plastic splurgery left her with billiousness and a strange empty feeling in her purse.
Etymology: bilious (nausea) bill, IOU,
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COMMENTS:
love the plastic splurgery - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-04: 12:17:00
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Neuralgiamex
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: Nyoor-al-jam-ex
Sentence: The worst, most menacing headache is the Neuralgiamex, for nothing and no one can heal the wounds of one's credit card.
Etymology: Neuralgia (headache) + amex ("American Express", a popular credit card)
Buygrainal
Created by: amysmiles2000
Pronunciation: bi-gra-ah-nal
Sentence: My husband gets a buygrainal every January 13. That is after the mail delivery.
Etymology:
Visache
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: viz-ayk
Sentence: Her visaches were just as intense as her chocolate induced migraines.
Etymology: Visa + headache
Comments:
Sounds debititating!
Oops, that was meant to be a comment on credache!
Today's definition was illustrated by Franke James. Thank you Franke. ~ James