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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.
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Propheteers
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: prah-feh-TEERS
Sentence: Not many people seemed to see that those predicting catastrophe from global warming have also been propheteers.
Etymology: Based on Prophet (one who predicts) and is a play on the word profit.
Shockbroker
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: shock-bro-kerr
Sentence: he was a lousy husband, a hopeless father and a horrible man... but by god he was the best damn shockbroker i'd ever met
Etymology: shock, stockbroker
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COMMENTS:
Good one! - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-06: 07:19:00
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Frightstalker
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: frite/stocker
Sentence: I am the frightstalker - give me your money
Etymology: Fright + stalker + Night stalker
Necrophobicorp
Created by: Bulletchewer
Pronunciation: Nek-row-foe-bee-core/korp
Sentence: The most famous of all necrophobicorps, the church, became popular with the genius natives of Africa and the Southern States.
Etymology: From "necrophobia" with is the (irrational) fear of death and "corp" which is an abbreviation of corporation, and two letters short of corpse.
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COMMENTS:
pretty creepily accurate but good word - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:23:00
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Sodogamor
Created by: adbern
Pronunciation: sodo-gamor
Sentence: When teh world goes farther this way, it will be like sodogamor
Etymology: Sodo and you know...
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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Flimophism
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: flim-o-fiz-um
Sentence: I will not be taken in by your flimophism
Etymology: flimflam + sophism
Purseerveer
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: poors seer veer
Sentence: There's always been a company who can purseerveer through the doom. Prudential Insurance was around when Noah built the Ark. They sold him flood insurance, boat insurance, travel insurance,livestock insurance and pet medical insurance. Why do you think they have a rock on their logo? It's not the Rock of Gibralter, but Mount Ararat. There was a good faith clause in their policy.
Etymology: Purse (A sum of Money) & Seer (an authoritative person who divines the future; a person with unusual powers of foresight) & Veer (a general direction in which something tends to move)and Wordplay on Persevere (be persistent, refuse to stop)
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.
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