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DEFINITION: v., To believe you're saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don't really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.
Verboticisms
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Frugatile
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FROO-geh-til
Sentence: Lenny actually believed he was being shrewd in buying up so many 'fantastic bargains' though he had little use for most of them and while others thought his efforts were frugatile at best, he continued to consider himself to be shrewd and thoughtful.
Etymology: Blend of 'frugal' (thrifty, prudent or economical) and 'futile' (serving no useful purpose - completely ineffective)
Gullibuyer
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: gull-ih-bye-er
Sentence: She's such a gullibuyer, she bought a timeshare where the next Hawaiian island will be.
Etymology: gullible + buyer
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COMMENTS:
good one yellowbird - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:42:00
Some are bargain hunters, while others buy the things they need! Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:39:00
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Invesdementia
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: ĭn-věs-dĭ-měn'-shə
Sentence: Aunt Martha spent most of her waking hours watching the Home Shopping Network, in a state of invesdementia, calling in to buy things like gaudy jewelry and shoes, even though she'll never wear them, since she never leaves her apartment. On her fixed income, her practice of 'trickle-away economics' will eventually leave Martha debtstitute.
Etymology: investment "the act of spending or devoting funds for future advantage or benefit" (Latin, investīre) + dementia (Latin, dēmentia "madness")
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COMMENTS:
Aunt Martha is such a 'Super-sHSNopper' that the hostesses all know her voice, and the operators all have shortcuts on their ordering terminals to enter her credit card number. - Tigger, 2007-11-18: 23:44:00
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Dealboughtcheery
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: deel/bot/cheer/ee
Sentence: Harold exhibited the classic signs of dealboughtcheery every time he emerged from a going out of business store with a grin on his face and several huge shopping bags filled with useless bargains.
Etymology: deal + bought+ cheery + debauchery (excessive sensual indulgence)
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COMMENTS:
Great word - TJayzz, 2008-10-15: 15:03:00
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Froogalish
Created by: hendrixius
Pronunciation: froo/gull/ish
Sentence: Eddy was always so frugalish; he managed to get a 20% discount on his kitchen knives by purchasing 10 complete sets from QVC.
Etymology: Frugal and Foolish
Spenditaller
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Spend-it-al-er
Sentence: Sam was such a spenditaller that he never had any savings.
Etymology: A play on words ; Spend-It-All-er
Bargainloss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Bar gain loss
Sentence: Amy excelled at bargainloss, and her many friends benefited from her "thriftiness".
Etymology: Bargain (good deal) & loss (act of losing)
Retrohoard
Created by: SpaceCadet
Pronunciation: re-troh-hohrd
Sentence: John was such a retrohoard that he spent all his free time scouring through the stalls at the local flea markets, in the hopes of finding that long lost treasure, what ever it may be. For retrohoarding is less about the immediate goal but the future potential, however elusive; one could say it's the modern day equivalent to the great mythic quests of the past.
Etymology: 1. "retro-": a prefix from Latin retrō (adv.), backward, back, behind. 2. "hoard": (noun) a supply or accumulation that is carefully guarded for future use; (verb) to accumulate for future use in a carefully guarded place
Bubblebursar
Created by: verbotomer
Pronunciation: /ˈbʌbəlˌbɜːrsɚ/
Sentence: n. "The bank wouldn't give me a loan because they think I'm a bubblebursar"; vt. "The reason you never have any money is because you always bubbleburse it all away!"
Etymology: fr. bubble: an inflated speculation; + bursar: an official in charge of funds, as at a college or university... A bubblebursar is a student in the university of life, who is all-too-prepared to part with his funds in exchange for goods or services he values too highly
Surgain
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: SUrgain
Sentence: The bugger said this dehydrated water was 50% off and that's why he bought it. Surgain indeed.
Etymology: Sucker + Bargain
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb. ~ James