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DEFINITION: An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation.
Verboticisms
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Kachingdomcome
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: ka-ching-dum-kum
Sentence: When pigs failed to fly on 7/7/07, Liz realized she had given her life savings to a kachingdomcome.
Etymology: ka-ching! (sound associated with cashing in), kingdom come
Ecounlogist
Created by: Metalflower
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When bird flu hit the world, Ecounlogists made millions of dollars by selling face masks, which didn't help at all.
Etymology: Ecologist, unlogic
Apocketlypse
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: uh-PAHK-eht-lihps
Sentence: Alex's girlfriend broke up with him only because he'd mailed off his last paycheque to ExxonIMeanGreenpeace Inc.--she reasoned that anyone who couldn't tell apocketlypse from apocalypse wasn't dateable.
Etymology: apocalypse + to pocket money
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COMMENTS:
Nice word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 22:01:00
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Terramageddonist
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: tear-uh-muh-ged-un-ist
Sentence: We have stopped inviting Cathy to the beach with us. Her terramageddonist reminders of how the beach sand which sticks to our feet increases erosion and leads to the extinction of all sea turtles, is too much for us to bear.
Etymology: terra (Earth) + armegeddon (end of Earth) + ist (pertaining to a person/organization); also, the tie with "terror" and "terrorist"
Geeohpee
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: G.O.P.
Sentence: the turrists will get cha iffin youse don't elect a Geeohpee
Etymology: grand old party
Ecolojesus
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ee + col + oh + jeez + us
Sentence: Oh, don't worry about that guy - he just another ecolojesus... he's worried about the effect of dog hair on our planet.
Etymology: ecology + jesus
Greenfleece
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: GREEN-fleece
Sentence: Although Harriet had submitted her application 18 months ago, along with the $495 membership fee, she suddenly began to realize that she may not have been selected as an elite member of Greenfleece.
Etymology: Green (money) + Greenpeace + fleece (rip off)
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COMMENTS:
A growing trend. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:54:00
I like it as a verb, too - xtine, 2007-08-13: 16:42:00
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Doomonger
Created by: Rossco
Pronunciation: Doo-mon-gur
Sentence: This year's enviro-expo was full of doomongers.
Etymology: global destruction/damnation = doom + (blank)monger (purveyor of whatever)
Comments:
iwasatripwire - 2007-08-12: 01:27:00
repeat!