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'If this snow flea dies...'

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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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...

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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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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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Apocapeddler

Created by: iwasatripwire

Pronunciation:

Sentence: George was a bleeding-heart sucker, always sending money to the apocapeddlers on TV.

Etymology: apocalypse + peddler

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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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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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Frightstalker

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: frite/stocker

Sentence: I am the frightstalker - give me your money

Etymology: Fright + stalker + Night stalker

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Ecsploiter

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Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: exploiter

Sentence: He had been described as an eco-opportunist for his greenfleecing activities, but ecsploiter fitted better with his selfish point of view.

Etymology: eco (ecology) + exploit (capitalize on)

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COMMENTS:

Nice one! - BMott, 2007-02-06: 22:50:00

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Holycost

Created by: toadstool57

Pronunciation: hOly-cost

Sentence: The preacher hailed fire from the pulpit. Telling his flock to donate money to his cause, or they could be damned for eternity. He uses the old holycost trick to extract money.

Etymology: holy, as in religigous/holocaust, devastation or destruction/cost, as in money

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Enviroscammer

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: en-VIE-roe-scam-uhr

Sentence: I was almost hooked, until the enviroscammer said, "And if you donate now, you'll recieve this nifty "think green" sticker for your Hummer."

Etymology: enviro(ment) + scammer

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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