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DEFINITION: To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you.
Verboticisms
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Cashstration
Created by: elron
Pronunciation: cash-stra-shun
Sentence: Lew had given up everything to win the lottery, but cashstration set in and he ended up homeless.
Etymology: cash + castration
Martyrdoughm
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: mahr-ter-doh-m
Sentence: Stan's martyrdoughm not only humiliated his cat, he was left with a sizeable debt from the cat castle he lovingly bought for him. Marbles decided to use the ugly thing as his fur ball depository instead.
Etymology: martyrdom + dough ($)
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COMMENTS:
Clever word. Looks like Stan let the cat out of the bag. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-09: 18:02:00
Marbles couldn't Stan - d it any longer.. - remistram, 2007-08-13: 16:18:00
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Billaria
Created by: Paradox
Pronunciation:
Sentence: "Well, I liked him until he started suffering from extreme billaria."
Etymology:
Nooomamoteseyorheafamlthily
Created by: pwincess9430
Pronunciation: dunno how it sounds?!?
Sentence: people with nothing
Etymology:
Capitunalishment
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: cap-eh-ton-ul-ish-ment
Sentence: After years of gambling, Larry finally hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for him, the winnings came just one week before his divorce was to be finalized. The next day, he recieved a call from his attorney saying his wife had read about Larry's good fortune in the newspaper, and seeing that they were still techniacally husband and wife (and according to section EE5432A: Capitunalishment), half of the money would be hers.
Etymology: A merge of "capital punishment." Capital for money. Punishment for the distreatment of others and money's distreatment of you.
Benjamistaken
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: BEN-juh-miss-take-en
Sentence: Eric spent his whole life in pursuit of the almighty buck, thinking it would make him popular with the ladies and respected among his peers, but in the end he was simply benjamistaken and died alone, even though he was buried in the finest casket money could buy.
Etymology: Benjamins ($100 bills) + mistaken
Buckwit
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: buk-wit
Sentence: it had suddenly become obvious to everyone that Travis was a total buckwit
Etymology: buck[as in cash], f*ckwit
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COMMENTS:
snigger! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-09: 04:14:00
ha, wish I'd thought of it! got my vote! - remistram, 2007-08-09: 09:08:00
i think i'll be using this one in conversation! Nice one...though i may have to reserve my voting if you keep going so well! xo - marnee4nothin, 2007-08-09: 23:39:00
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Avaricersion
Created by: marnee4nothin
Pronunciation: a-vaer-ies-er-shon
Sentence: though Penny attended the debs ball she found that her new wealth didn't protect her from the avaricersion of the other debs.
Etymology: avarice + aversion
Debtmagnet
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: debt-mag-net
Sentence: Friendless Fred was a debtmagnet despite (or because of) his unwavering quest for riches.
Etymology: chickmagnet + debt
Comments:
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:13:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.
OZZIEBOB - 2007-08-09: 18:14:00
Have a friend who turns his "f" sounds into "b"s. So you've got my vote. Good word.