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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.
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.
Capocalist
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: Keh-pok-uh-list
Sentence:
Etymology: Apocalypse - Capitalist
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...
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
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
Frightstalker
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: frite/stocker
Sentence: I am the frightstalker - give me your money
Etymology: Fright + stalker + Night stalker
Ecsploiter
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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Horrocaustic
Created by: w5lf9s
Pronunciation: horro.caus.tic
Sentence: "How can you live with such a horrocaustic? - His every move is driven by his fear of dying tomorrow
Etymology: from "horror" + "holocaustic" pertaining to great destruction resulting in the extensive loss of life.
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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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