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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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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
Defrayaway
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: dee-fray-ah-way
Sentence: Jim was an imbesale who couldn't pass up econobuys. A strong believer in the defrayaway plan, he "saved" hundreds of dollars buying 8-track tapes for 99 cents, only to discover that none of his cronies at Verbotomy had an 8-track player.
Etymology: defray, layaway
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COMMENTS:
maybe we could buy a couple of hundred of them on ebay - they're collectibles afterall - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:46:00
Good word! De-fray(How To Save a Life)ment. There's a tune for you to hum for the weekend. - Stevenson0, 2007-11-16: 18:28:00
Good word! The bargain hunter has little trouble finding a bargain, but a lot of trouble finding a use for it afterward. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:49:00
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Foolociousness
Created by: deathsweep
Pronunciation: foo lo cious ness
Sentence: Juanita really showed her foolociousness when she came home with a case of cock-rings.
Etymology:
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)
Dealinquency
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: deel link wen see
Sentence: Dealoren's dealinquency was not dealiberate. He dealed dealightfully with any deals dealiberated upon in his dealusional family. His wife, Dealilah had a dealcidedly deafferent view of what was a good deal. She learned early on not to dealagate dealicate deliberations to Dealoren. For her, his dealight in dealuging her with dealiverable deals posed a huge dealemma. Through sheer due dealigence, she dealayed dealciding which expenses to dealete from her budget. If only she could find a spouse who would dealete deals from dealicatessens and deal with dealettantes and other deals in a dealiscious dealivery. Otherwise, she would be called dealvious!
Etymology: Deal ( do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;come to terms or deal successfully with) & Deliquency (a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;nonpayment of a debt when due)
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COMMENTS:
Let's make a dealinquency! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:09:00
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Bargoon
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bar-GOON
Sentence: Barry, you are such a bargoon when it comes to flybuys. We have enough shampoo to last us 30 years since you've been trying to build up enough loyalty points to get a 'free' toaster worth just $20.
Etymology: bargain + goon
Dealusional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/loo/shun/al
Sentence: Bart was completely dealusional and continued to stockpile worthless 'bargains'.
Etymology: deal + delusion
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-16: 18:55:00
It's the real deal, Stevo! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:41:00
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Saleomatic
Created by: taith
Pronunciation:
Sentence: when she goes shopping she's really saleomatic!!!
Etymology: sale+automatic
Fubargain
Created by: OZZIEBOB
Pronunciation: foo-BAHR-guhn
Sentence: Even though Bob explained to Roxie the term, "Let the buyer beware", she continued to fubargain with imeldacity, believing you couldn't have too many pairs of shoes. And, despite, bargainasty upon bargainasty piling up at home, her shopping philosophy remained the same. "The more you buy, the greater the saving. And hadn't Bob told her that she was protected, in law, by "craveat emptor."
Etymology: Fubargain (vb & n):Fubar(failed to understand beyond all reason - in this context) & bargain. Cognates: Fubargainista
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COMMENTS:
great sentence as usual - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:49:00
Nice word! And a very 'careful' etymology, OzzieBob. I found this factoid on wikipedia - "FUBAR may have been influenced by the German word furchtbar, meaning terrible." - Tigger, 2007-11-18: 21:56:00
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Salelubrious
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: sale/oo/bree/us
Sentence: What do you mean?? I have a very saleubrious attitude towards shopping.
Etymology: sale + salubrious (healthful)
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb. ~ James