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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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Dividendoftheworld
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: divid end of the world
Sentence: Susan's non-profit was a cause to raise funds for the end of the plight of the snow flea. Although their plight was grim, they multiplied 1000 to one and re-bred themselves faster than many other critters. However, Susan's superior math and persuasion skills made her a steep profit on her non-profit. In fact, it was her dividendoftheworld philosophy that eventually raised the attention of the tax department!
Etymology: Dividend (a bonus; something extra) & End of the World (an unpleasant or disastrous destiny)
Flimophism
Created by: DaddyNewt
Pronunciation: flim-o-fiz-um
Sentence: I will not be taken in by your flimophism
Etymology: flimflam + sophism
Bankalypse
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: bay - kal - ips
Sentence: In the time of the Bankalypse, there were great stirrings in the plunderworld. Many evil people stashed enormous sums of currenseer at the First Bank of Hades. They were fire and brimstone profiteeers who had taken up donations from fearful citizens.
Etymology: bank, apocalypse
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COMMENTS:
good word! - mrskellyscl, 2009-09-03: 15:01:00
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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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Profiterrorist
Created by: Javeson1
Pronunciation: proff-fit-ter-or-ist
Sentence: Profiterrorists are making a bad name for those conservation groups that actually have a legit cause to defend.
Etymology: profiteer+terrorist
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...
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.
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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Moralterrorist
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: mor-al-tear-or-ist
Sentence: Jackie was a moralterrorist using fear and please of decency to appeal to her audience.
Etymology: morals + terrorist
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