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DEFINITION: n. An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation. v. To profit from the prophecy of doom.
Verboticisms
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Profeartearing
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: prof fear teer ing
Sentence: Angelina hated working in the call center taking money from people for profeartearing
Etymology: from profit and to make profiteering. From fear and causing fear. and tear instead of teer because it makes the baby Jesus cry.
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COMMENTS:
you are a prophet! - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 07:05:00
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Nonprophet
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: non-pro-phet
Sentence: Arnold used his law degree to represent nonprophet groups such as the "Save the Baby Snow Fleas," "Cockatiel Habitat Destruction Awareness" and "Stop Stepping on Ants or You're Going to Be Sorry" foundations.
Etymology: prophet: a predicator or soothsayer; chief spokesman of a movement or cause + nonprofit: charitable organization that is not required to pay taxes on collected contributions because it is not permitted to seek profits
Greenvangelist
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: green/van/gel/ist
Sentence: He was a god to the environmentalists, the ultimate greenvangelist, the financial savior of their eco-organization.
Etymology: green + evangelist
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COMMENTS:
great word - porsche, 2007-02-06: 12:26:00
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Globafearism
Created by: coffeeman885
Pronunciation: glo-ba-fear-ism
Sentence: The company used globafearism to keep a strong monopolistic stance in the market.
Etymology: global - world-wide; fearism - the act of imparting fear.
Cashicide
Created by: BMott
Pronunciation: Kash-e-side
Sentence: "Good afternoon, this is Tracy with the Ecosave Organization. If you don't donate $10 today our world will end." Justin said "Hey, that's cashicide! Lose my number!"
Etymology: Cash - Money : Cide - From Suicide, if you don't donate you are essentially commiting suicide.
Greenfleece
Created by: sodium
Pronunciation: green-fleece (pretty obvious)
Sentence: The girl was from the Jackalopes Forever Foundation, which I found out later is nothing but a greenfleece.
Etymology: Greenpeace (environmental activist group) + fleece (to swindle out of money)
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COMMENTS:
Good word sodium! The question is, did you donate? - wordmeister, 2007-02-06: 00:26:00
Excellent! Even better as a verb, but it works as a noun too. - ErWenn, 2007-02-06: 01:13:00
cool! can I get a sticker? - Alchemist, 2007-02-06: 08:27:00
It just rolls off the tongue. It's worthy of adoption by the general populace. - chofu67, 2007-02-06: 11:00:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:19:00
Whoops! Dangit. I didn't mean to "join the group." Sorry, sodium, I'm not trying to snag your play! - Osomatic, 2007-02-06: 13:53:00
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Greenfleece
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: green-fleece (pretty obvious)
Sentence: The girl was from the Jackalopes Forever Foundation, which I found out later is nothing but a greenfleece.
Etymology: Greenpeace (environmental activist group) + fleece (to swindle out of money)
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COMMENTS:
Good word sodium! The question is, did you donate? - wordmeister, 2007-02-06: 00:26:00
Excellent! Even better as a verb, but it works as a noun too. - ErWenn, 2007-02-06: 01:13:00
cool! can I get a sticker? - Alchemist, 2007-02-06: 08:27:00
It just rolls off the tongue. It's worthy of adoption by the general populace. - chofu67, 2007-02-06: 11:00:00
very funny - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:19:00
Whoops! Dangit. I didn't mean to "join the group." Sorry, sodium, I'm not trying to snag your play! - Osomatic, 2007-02-06: 13:53:00
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Harbingainer
Created by: CharlieB
Pronunciation: ha-bin-gain-er
Sentence: Reverend Wilkes found that donations to the collection tray generally increased after his more doom-laden sermons. He was wary of being seen as a harbingainer, but the way he saw it more funds to mend the church roof was hardly proheteering – it was to the benefit of his entire flock, after all.
Etymology: harbinger (a thing which tells of the onset of something) + gain (to obtain to one's advantage)
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COMMENTS:
good one - Nosila, 2011-01-21: 07:59:00
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Endvender
Created by: Discoveria
Pronunciation: End-vend-der
Sentence: The two endvenders made completely different predictions: the Republican warned that terrorism would destroy Western civilisation, while the Democrat was convinced global warming was the real threat to the free world.
Etymology: End+vender. Vender: seller. Suggests "engender", to induce something (such as a feeling of fear).
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COMMENTS:
This is good! Become an endvender -- a salesman for the apocalypse! - wordmeister, 2007-02-06: 09:00:00
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Phobortunist
Created by: rolanddeschain
Pronunciation: fobe-or-tune-ist
Sentence: "You're such a phobortunist!" the Nephilim growled through the rain at Noah, who was standing guard at the concession stand outside the gangplank leading to his ark.
Etymology: phobia (fear) + opportunist (one who takes advantage of a situation for personal gain)
Comments:
ErWenn - 2007-02-06: 22:47:00
Too many good words; not enough votes.
squirreleater - 2009-09-11: 17:23:00
I would have gone with republicans