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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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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
Apocalyptick
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: apokk-er-lip-tik
Sentence: MegaCorp had long found that employing a professional apocalyptick was the surest way to sell all their products - from medicines and religious tracts all the way up to nuclear shelters.
Etymology: apocalypse + tick (an irritating blood-sucker that can be hard to get rid of)
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COMMENTS:
good one - porsche, 2007-02-06: 10:40:00
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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
Capocalist
Created by: riflesandkids74
Pronunciation: Keh-pok-uh-list
Sentence:
Etymology: Apocalypse - Capitalist
Armagettin
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: ärməgetn
Sentence: Earth End, Inc. is armagettin it while they can. Their ”Repent now. Pay less later” t-shirts have done well but their best seller by far has been the fire-and-brimstone-proof cash box.
Etymology: armageddon (the last battle between good and evil) + getting (acquiring)
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)
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
Phobortunist
Created by: rolanddeschain
Pronunciation: fobe-or-tune-ist
Sentence: "You're such a phobortunist!" the Nephilim growled through the rain at Noah, who was standing guard at the concession stand outside the gangplank leading to his ark.
Etymology: phobia (fear) + opportunist (one who takes advantage of a situation for personal gain)
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
Profeartearing
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: prof fear teer ing
Sentence: Angelina hated working in the call center taking money from people for profeartearing
Etymology: from profit and to make profiteering. From fear and causing fear. and tear instead of teer because it makes the baby Jesus cry.
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COMMENTS:
you are a prophet! - Alchemist, 2007-02-13: 07:05:00
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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