Verboticisms

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: ed mc man oover

Sentence: Stella got that important-looking envelope in the mail for the first time. You know, the one that says, "You May Already Be A New Homeowner"! Her heart started beating faster as she read the large print. Was it really possible after living in basement suites and studio apartments all her adult life, that she could actually have won a home of her own??? Her head swirled with fantasy with each sentence she read. The possibilities...more than one bedroom and bathroom, a lovely garden, a garage, a patio, loads of room for entertaining and room for a dog or two! In other words, all the things she could never afford working at the convenience store. All she had to do to win the house was order a pre-approved credit card at 36% interest and order a few magazines. She looked through the selection of publications, trying to find one or two that actually might interest her. Popular Mechanics, BodyBuilder, Crochet Today, HangGlider's Weekly, Parenting...gee, not much here to make her want to read them once, never mind a 3 year subscription. She settled for Convenience Store Monthly and Buyer Beware, sent in her entry forms and payment. At first she was excited, but disappointment grew at not hearing anything back for weeks. One early morning, a van, a marching band, champagne, flowers and a TV crew showed up at her door. Stella answered it in hair rollers, shaggy slippers and a distressed housecoat, with a green cosmetic mask stuck on her face. She had won the House!!! She was awestruck, her mask cracked and peeled as she jumped up and down. The house she had won was ironically the one that Ed McMahon had been foreclosed on and now she was the proud owner. This edmcmahoneuever had worked in her favor!

Etymology: Ed McMahon (TV Personality also known as spokesperson ofr Publishers' Clearing House whose tagline "You may already be a winner" has lured millions to sign up for magazine subscriptions and merchandise in order to be entered into their Sweepatakes Draw. In latter years,ironically, Ed has faced bankruptcy, being sued by creditors, suing various people himself and mortgage foreclosures for non-payment). & Maneuver (an action aimed at evading an opponent;a move made to gain a tactical end;a deliberate coordinated movement requiring dexterity and skill)

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COMMENTS:

A Real Prize Package! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 14:45:00

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Created by: DnBrown

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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)

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: teləshärkiting

Sentence: Jill screens all her calls. She has her roommate sort through her mail, because she has found that she is far too susceptible to telesharketing. Next she may have to give up watching television.

Etymology: telemarketing (the marketing of goods or services by means of telephone calls, typically unsolicited, to potential customers) + shark (a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others)

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COMMENTS:

:) - galwaywegian, 2010-09-07: 04:58:00

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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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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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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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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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pawnfree, as free as the wind blows - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:18:00

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Created by: matte76

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Sentence: A new credituate in the mail always made her think of new shoes. Banks credituate their customers.

Etymology: credit + habituate, similar to barbituate

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Created by: silveryaspen

Pronunciation: bayt mayl

Sentence: Perhaps every money business spends millions on baitmail, because it allows them to reel in big bucks. The minute you bite, they give you the bait and switch. They switch to arisenterest, feemonsters, and so many numerous damnold-trumped-up-charges, you'll think you've been held up ... and measured up as the biggest sucker of all!

Etymology: BAIT, MAIL is a also a form of HATE MAIL. /// Bait - any enticement used to lure or attract. Mail -anything sent thru the postal system. Hate mail - malevolent mail; also mail we strongly dislike getting.

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COMMENTS:

Song of the Day: Mr. Postman, Send Me A Dream! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 01:07:00

I like it. - kateinkorea, 2009-02-24: 07:57:00

great word - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:19:00

Good word...A cute guy might be baitmale, especially if he's under age! - Nosila, 2009-02-24: 22:01:00

Baitmail won't fit in an envelope ... baitmales are found in a totally different baitsite on the endearnot! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-25: 02:37:00

wonderful word, describes the situation exactly. - rombus, 2009-02-25: 15:53:00

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