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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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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.

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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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Reluegers

Created by: Ecke21

Pronunciation: Re luge irs

Sentence: The Reluegers have no concern for the human race at all, they can only see their need for world domination.

Etymology: Relueger... religious liar

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Ecostortionist

Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: eek oh stor shun ist

Sentence: the faculty head accused him of inventing fictitious insects and other ecostortionis practices

Etymology: extortion and ecology

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COMMENTS:

This is not ecostortion! Snow fleas are are real! Google them... - wordmeister, 2007-02-06: 09:04:00

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Fleamonger

Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: flee-mong-er

Sentence: The fleamongers always call just as you sit down to dinner.

Etymology: flea + monger (a person who is involved with something in a petty or contemptible way)

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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.

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Flimophism

DaddyNewt

Created by: DaddyNewt

Pronunciation: flim-o-fiz-um

Sentence: I will not be taken in by your flimophism

Etymology: flimflam + sophism

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Dearthtrader

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: darth/tray/der

Sentence: Dearthtrader was a huge man in a black mask who prophesied famine and doom in exchange for cash donations

Etymology: dearth (famine)+ Trader + Darth Vader

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COMMENTS:

Luke - I am your father - give me a dollar - porsche, 2007-02-06: 10:34:00

Very shrewd. My favourite so far. - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-06: 11:54:00

may the force be bulletchewar - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-06: 12:17:00

Good one Jabber! I wonder if Dearth can make raspy breathing noises and proselytize at the same time. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-06: 18:04:00

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Apocalyptchant

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: a pok a lip chant

Sentence: The apocalyptchants are merely hucksters who profit from their ability to scare people with gloomy scenarios of the near future.

Etymology: apocalypse = merchant

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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)

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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