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DEFINITION: v. To offer pre-approved credit, loans or sweepstake prizes in order to lock the some poor sucker into permanent usury. n. Junk mail, spam or telemarketing offers for pre-approved credit and loans.
Verboticisms
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Fakehoped
Created by: kitkat1995
Pronunciation: fake-hoped
Sentence: I have been fakehoped into a credit card last year, now Im stuck in debts.
Etymology:
Pawnfree
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Paw-n-fr-ee
Sentence: Now that the credit crunch is well under way many people will be forced to turn to buying on credit from those pawn-free credit offers. This means that you are entitled to free gifts and 0% for the first six months, then when you are completely hooked the rate goes up to 19% therefore having great difficulty keeping up the repayments.
Etymology: Pawn(a person who is used by others for their own purposes) + Free(Something given for nothing. OR IS IT???)
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COMMENTS:
pawnfree, as free as the wind blows - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:18:00
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Scamwow
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SKAM-wow
Sentence: Having been hammered over and over by a recent infomercial about a wipe cloth, whenever Radcliffe would see ads of any kind for those 'too good to be true' products or services he would involuntarily shout "Scamwow!", oftentimes startling people near him.
Etymology: Blend of 'scam' (con game with phony offers) and the exclamation 'wow',(expressing joy or surprise) a play on Shamwow, a former commercially advertised product.
Flimflamscamjam
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: flimflamskamjam
Sentence: Trudy found herself paying for one credit card with the next one. She couldn't wait for the mail to deliver the next pre-approved offer. She was in a complete flimflanscamjam. Her financial plan can be compared to fire walking. If she hesitates at all she is gonna get burned.
Etymology: flimflam (a confidence game) + scam (a dishonest scheme; a fraud) + jam (an awkward situation or predicament)
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COMMENTS:
This is one of those "Can't say it 10 times fast" words. - wayoffcenter, 2009-02-24: 07:19:00
New idea for a sammich: Peanut butter and flimflam jam. Good word! - Mustang, 2009-02-24: 19:02:00
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Blondissue
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: blond issss ew
Sentence: The bank offered a blondissue which, if you didn't read the small print, was to dye for.
Etymology: bond issue, blonde
Gullibullmarketing
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: gull-a-bull-mark-a-ting
Sentence: Connie's name was apt. She was adept at gullibullmarketing, and made a fortune luring young people into crippling 'debtitude' by scamming them with promises of a rosy credit based future
Etymology: gull (to fool someone) + bull market (optimistic market) + marketing (promoting products or services) + gullible (disposed to believing anything or being suckered)
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COMMENTS:
Bullseye! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 15:10:00
Suitabull word! - Nosila, 2009-02-24: 21:57:00
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Aschemataripu
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: uh-sceem-uh-tuh-rihp-u
Sentence: The Blandit Brothers knew Disney litigators were on the way, but they were going to get away with it as long as they could. The BBs were sending the song to cell phones with voice-over promises that budding American Idiots could have a direct link to Simon Coward. Here was the song and lyrics played in the background: Aschemataripu! What a wonderful phrase... Aschemataripu! Ain't no passing craze... It means no worries For the rest of your days It's our problem-free philosophy Aschemataripu!
Etymology: A direct rip off from "Hakuna Matata," a song from Disney's The Lion King!
Scamwow
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: skam-wow
Sentence: Having been hammered over and over by a recent infomercial about a wipe cloth, wheneven Heathcliffe would see ads of any kind for those 'too good to be true' products or services he would involuntarily shout "Scamwow!", oftentimes startling people near him.
Etymology: Blend of scam and the exclamation'wow', a play on Shamwow, a commercially advertised product.
Mortalgage
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: mort/al/age
Sentence: The sales pitch and the rates were good we decided to lock into a 60 year mortalgage.
Etymology: MORTALGAGE - from MORTAL + MORTGAGE or MORTAL + ENGAGE
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COMMENTS:
very clever - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 08:59:00
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Debtbillitation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: det/bil/i/tay/shun
Sentence: Offering credit cards to students who have just incurred huge loans is debtbillitation and shouldn't be allowed.
Etymology: debt + bill + debilitation (enfeebling)
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COMMENTS:
I think they should make that a real word! - kateinkorea, 2009-02-24: 07:55:00
Terrific! - TJayzz, 2009-02-24: 10:43:00
Owe! Owe! Good One! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 14:41:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James
readerwriter - 2009-02-24: 08:20:00
The thanks should go to my hubby who doesn't play, but loves to hear the defs!
Well lets give thanks to your hubby. Sounds like he has lots of good ideas! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by readerwriter. Thank you readerwriter. ~ James