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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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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
Capocalist
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: Keh-pok-uh-list
Sentence:
Etymology: Apocalypse - Capitalist
Doomprofit
Created by: paintergrl1313
Pronunciation:
Sentence: that doomprofit says he'll tell you when the world ends for five bucks.
Etymology: Doom + Profit
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.
Shoeblobium
Created by: bobditty
Pronunciation: shoe-blob-e-um
Sentence: I always get emails from shoeblobiums.
Etymology: shoe blob- something that is really anoying but you don't try to get rid of it.
Greensleeveen
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: greeeen sleeeee veeeeeen
Sentence: This greensleeveen was a small smooth adorable ecothief, more a laprachaun than a leprachaun with a great line in blarney and the morals of a whore.
Etymology: green sleeveen (Irish; a sly obsequious smooth-tongued person [from Irish Gaelic slíbhín] :It isn't any wonder at all that a child would be a liar and a sleeveen and a trampler of the roads with the first man that nods to her when her mother is a foolish person that she can't trust. —Mary, Mary)
Gorewhore
Created by: ahwinters
Pronunciation: Gor + Hor
Sentence: That global warming thing really got her riled, she dedicated her life to the path of a true Goreqwhore after that.
Etymology: Al Gore + Whore
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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Gloomgaming
Created by: quippingqueen
Pronunciation: gloom/gam/ing
Sentence: Gloomgaming is a surefire way to keep young kids off the street and empty their parent's pockets.
Etymology: gloom +gaming
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