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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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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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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)
Annihilucrative
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: uh-nahy-uh-loo-kruh-tiv
Sentence: As much as the end of the world, as predicted by the Mayan calendar, has been in the news Jill decided to make some money from it. She has started a company that produces calendars that only go to December 21, the supposed last day for Earth. It has proved to be very annihilucrative.
Etymology: annihilation (Utter destruction. ) + lucrative (productive, well-paid )
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
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...
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)
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
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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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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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
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