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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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Indebture
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in dept chure
Sentence: When Della got hom,e from work, she had yet more mail to sort. From different angles, each one wanted her to be in a state of indebture to them.
Etymology: Indenture (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term) & Debt (the state of owing something (especially money)
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
Preapprusury
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: pree + appru + surry
Sentence: In the excitement of her preapprusury, Madeline forgot to check the terms and conditions; all there in fine print. If she had posessed a magnifying glass before she signed the loan papers, she might have realized that she had sold herself into indentured servitude.
Etymology: Pre-Approval + Usury >> Pre-Approval (An initial approval in writing by a lender subject to terms and conditions, which provides an estimate of how much a borrower can borrow) Usury (an exorbitant or unlawful rate of interest)
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COMMENTS:
Sorrowfull Borrowfool sentence and word! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 15:08:00
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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!
Credituate
Created by: matte76
Pronunciation:
Sentence: A new credituate in the mail always made her think of new shoes. Banks credituate their customers.
Etymology: credit + habituate, similar to barbituate
Bankruptyee
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: bank rupt yee
Sentence: "SCAM mail coupons for fast, easy, credit! Our promise is to bankruptyee with any use! (For best results, use consistently). Now offered: specials that will keep you in the red forever!"
Etymology: bankruptyee v. From bankruptcy (to declare insolvent) and "ye" - old term for you (second person singular). Meaning: to "bankrupt" an individual.
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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Wotsmineisjaws
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: whats-myne-iz-jawz
Sentence: "Eehh! No praablem, wotsmineisjaws" uttered Rodrigo as he handed the crisp new fifty dollar bills over to his desperate customer. "But you know the score man, it's a nickel on the dollar for every day you owe me...RIGHT!".
Etymology: The words of a loan shark.
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.
Fiscalwrecktitude
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: fiss kal rek tit ewed
Sentence: When the sales director of ostrich holdings offered her a chance at fiscalwrecktitude through a fixed rate extortion on her mentgage, she was confused.
Etymology: fiscal rectitude, wreck
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COMMENTS:
so am I (confused that is) but I love the word - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:01:00
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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