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DEFINITION: To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you.
Verboticisms
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Sponfoolie
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: spon-FOO-lee
Sentence: Bob could think of, and talk about, nothing other than money. He kneaded the "dough", chased the "buck" and laundered the filthy lucre. But by-and-by this singleminded sponfoolie finished up a kinless and kithless crock, without enough "moolah" to buy a muesli bar.
Etymology: Blending based on "spondulie" and "spondulicks". A slang term(s)possibly from Gk "spondulicks", the adjectival form of "spondulox", a type of shell used as early "money" and fool.
Capitunalishment
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: cap-eh-ton-ul-ish-ment
Sentence: After years of gambling, Larry finally hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for him, the winnings came just one week before his divorce was to be finalized. The next day, he recieved a call from his attorney saying his wife had read about Larry's good fortune in the newspaper, and seeing that they were still techniacally husband and wife (and according to section EE5432A: Capitunalishment), half of the money would be hers.
Etymology: A merge of "capital punishment." Capital for money. Punishment for the distreatment of others and money's distreatment of you.
Cashstration
Created by: elron
Pronunciation: cash-stra-shun
Sentence: Lew had given up everything to win the lottery, but cashstration set in and he ended up homeless.
Etymology: cash + castration
Debtmagnet
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: debt-mag-net
Sentence: Friendless Fred was a debtmagnet despite (or because of) his unwavering quest for riches.
Etymology: chickmagnet + debt
Martyrdoughm
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mahr-ter-doh-m
Sentence: Stan's martyrdoughm not only humiliated his cat, he was left with a sizeable debt from the cat castle he lovingly bought for him. Marbles decided to use the ugly thing as his fur ball depository instead.
Etymology: martyrdom + dough ($)
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COMMENTS:
Clever word. Looks like Stan let the cat out of the bag. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-09: 18:02:00
Marbles couldn't Stan - d it any longer.. - remistram, 2007-08-13: 16:18:00
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Buckwit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: buk-wit
Sentence: it had suddenly become obvious to everyone that Travis was a total buckwit
Etymology: buck[as in cash], f*ckwit
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COMMENTS:
snigger! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-09: 04:14:00
ha, wish I'd thought of it! got my vote! - remistram, 2007-08-09: 09:08:00
i think i'll be using this one in conversation! Nice one...though i may have to reserve my voting if you keep going so well! xo - marnee4nothin, 2007-08-09: 23:39:00
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Monstruate
Created by: tubeyes
Pronunciation: maw-en-est-ray-teh
Sentence: If Jim spends a few more years in the rat race of corporate America, he'll monstruate his life away!
Etymology: Money, Menstruate
Greedgret
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: greed-gret
Sentence: Bob had a split second to feel greedgret when his 200 lb. collection of rare coins fell off the shelf and hit him soundly on the head.
Etymology: greed, regret
Monsacdis
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: mon sac dis
Sentence: he gave up every thing only to discover that monsacdis was goin to happen and there was no way out of it .
Etymology: mon - money sac - sacrifice dis - discovery
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:13:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:14:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.