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DEFINITION: v. To get freaked out by falling numbers and the prophets of doom who are eternally peddling their message of imminent global collapse. n. A type of mass hysteria created by the fear of falling numbers.
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Chumpers
Created by: D4ng3rismymiddlename
Pronunciation: Sounds like "jumpers" but with a chump instead of a jump!
Sentence:
Etymology: Chick + chump + jump
Schizosummation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: skit + zoh + sum + mashun
Sentence: All of the predictions made by the false prophets resulted in schizosummation as the populace added up the numbers and became crazy with fear that the end was near.
Etymology: Schizophrenia + Summation >>Schizophrenia (A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion) Summation (Summation is the addition of a set of numbers; the result is their sum or total)
Lowsteria
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loh stee ree ah
Sentence: lowsteria is a much cheaper form of hysteria
Etymology: hysterie, low
Numerophobia
Created by: matkline
Pronunciation: nu-mer-o-pho-bia
Sentence: Ann's numerophobia has gotten so bad that she can't even look at her purse.
Etymology: Numerology + Phobia
Nasdeeeek
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hahz deek
Sentence: the nasdeq wobbled then fell, becoming a nasdeek before lunch
Etymology: nasdeq eeek
Soothdecay
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: sueth/dee/kay
Sentence: Economic soothsayers are the harbingers of soothdecay. A positive outlook and good dollar hygiene is what the world needs now.
Etymology: sooth (reality) + decay + soothsayer + tooth decay
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COMMENTS:
thaths tho funny - petaj, 2009-03-03: 06:53:00
Clever use of a single letter. You can make a dental patient crazy. Just change the d to an m. - GlobalGallery, 2009-03-03: 07:52:00
reminds me of the old saw ... dental floss for the brain! Super sentence. Super word! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-03: 12:11:00
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Fiscalfright
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FIS-cuhl-fryt
Sentence: James and Julia had been putting small amounts into their mutual funds for decades and were trying to ride out the current market tumble with some courage and confidence based on their brokers reassurances, but with each passing day and drop in the DJI they have begun to develop severe fiscalfright.
Etymology: Blend of 'fiscal' (of or pertaining to financial matters in general) and 'fright' (sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror)
Neganumeraphobia
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: neg-uh-noo-muh-rol-uh-foh-bee-uh
Sentence: After taking a bath during several stock market downturns, Tim developed a bad case of neganumeraphobia. Even the suggestion of a bad day on Wall Street can turn him into a trembling, quivering mess. A mere whisper of the term 401k can cause a catatonic state.
Etymology: negative (lacking positive or affirmative qualities) + numerology (the study of numbers, as the figures designating the year of one's birth, to determine their supposed influence on one's life, future, etc.) + phobia (fear of)
Monetaryfied
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mon et tarry fyed
Sentence: Mary, Mary, quite Monetary, How does your portfolio grow? With stocks and bonds and market tides, On a sinking vehicle thast may capsize, No wonder you are so Monetaryfied!
Etymology: Monetary (relating to or involving money) & Terrified (scared, thrown into an intense fear or desperation)
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COMMENTS:
Maryvelous! $uper verbotomy! - silveryaspen, 2009-03-05: 01:40:00
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