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DEFINITION: n. A bank which pays huge salaries to its executives who bet their customers' money on dumb investments, risky loans, and the inevitable government bail-out. v. To lend, spend, and mismanage a bank into bankruptcy.
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Rethievership
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: riθēvərship
Sentence: The executives of several financial institutions, Fat Pockets Inc. were upset when their companies were forced into rethievership. They were so stressed that they gave themselves a bonus. They equate it to combat pay.
Etymology: receivership (the state of being dealt with by an official receiver) + thieve (steal something)
Theloandanger
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: the lone dane jer
Sentence: "With his faithful fiscal companion, Bunko, the daring, diabolic and resourceful masked rider of the plain, that Lion of Credit, led the fight for unlawful banking and disorderly monetary conduct in the United States. Nowhere in the pages of history can one find a greater champion of injustice. No deed went unrealized. Return with us now to those thrilling days of yesteryear (and today)...wherever a family stands to lose their home, or a small company has to declare bankruptcy or average citizens have their money used and lost, all the while being charged for each "transaction"; where cars and boats and motorbikes are repossessed; where an individual's assets are frozen (painful) or where an investor jumps from a bridge saying, "Goodbye,it's accrual world", it will be on account of Theloandanger. From out of the past come the thundering hoofbeats of the great horse Silver Bullion! Theloandanger rides again!" MisadVentures usually concluded with one of the characters lamenting the fact that they never learned the anti-hero's name ("Who was that masked man?"), only to be told, "Why, he's Theloandanger! He's the Bank's CEO, he's under indictment, out on bail in a plea-bargain arrangement, that's why we never know his real name!" as he and Bunko ride away, heading for South America, where there were plenty of non-extradition treaties. Departing on his white horse Silver Bullion, the Danger would infamously say "Hi-yo, your Silver is away!" as the horse galloped toward the setting sun. Each venture was not over until the dividEND!
Etymology: Wordplay on The Lone Ranger(old Western radio and television series) & Loan (money leant by a bank for a fee) & Danger (peril;a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury or harm)
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COMMENTS:
High! Yo! Yo rate the highest! Luv it! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 01:39:00
Today's definition seems to have struck some raw nerves. Great composition, Kimosabe! - metrohumanx, 2009-01-27: 15:24:00
Who was that masked man?? - Mustang, 2009-01-27: 19:41:00
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Reelersnstealers
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: REEL ers en STEEL ers
Sentence: At this bank the wheelers and dealers are more like reelersnstealers. They reel you in and then steal from you.
Etymology: WHEELERS and DEALERS: shrewd operators, especially in business REEL: to pull in STEALER: someone who takes something dishonestly
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COMMENTS:
REELY accuRATE! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 01:19:00
Wheely good - TJayzz, 2009-01-27: 10:11:00
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Bankrapers
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: bank rape ers
Sentence: As CEO (Cheat Em Officer) of the bank, the first disorder of business was to set my salary at a million of your invested dollars, per year. Of course, each bored member voted the same for themselves. Knowing loans made, would never be repaid, we voted to lend all our business buzzard friends, millions more, so they could carrion their extravagant lifestyles and hide their rotting businesses. The rest of your money, we sinvested in the worthless stock of these business buzzards' companies. For screwing you out of your money, and screwing the government out of billions more, we have become known as the biggest bankrapers in history!
Etymology: BANK, RAPE. Also a word play on bank robbers. BANK - business offering financial services: a business that KEEPS MONEY for individual people or companies, exchanges currencies, makes loans, and offers other financial services. RAPE - violent abusive destructive treatment.
Growontreepreneur
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: grow-on-tree-pren-yer
Sentence: "Thankyou Sir" uttered Manuel as he palmed the wrinkled dollar bill handed to him by the sunburnt banker in the driveway of the country club. "The keys are in your Ferrari, and your golf clubs wouldn't quite fit so I've put them in your wife's Bentley" he said politely. As the Ferrari sped off Manuel wondered if one day he too could be a wealthy growontreepreneur.
Etymology: 1. Money doesn't grow on trees - A phrase used to express the need for financial restraint. 2. entrepreneur - someone who organises a business venture and assumes the risk for it.
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COMMENTS:
An Irony Hit! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 10:08:00
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Mortgouge
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: mor gowj
Sentence: Remember the good old days, when a bank was synonymous with fidelity, trust, credit? Now they only pay you interest when they want to lien on you. They mortgouge your soul and make you do a balancing act everyday. They venture your hard-earned money and sell it into bondage. They make an asset out of you and me and you can take that to the bank.
Etymology: Mortgage (a conditional conveyance of property as security for the repayment of a loan; put up as security or collateral) & Gouge (obtain by coercion or intimidation)
Simonpurelegree
Created by: readerwriter
Pronunciation: sigh-mun-pyoor-leh-gree
Sentence: Once the citizenry realized they had become slaves to an economic system that ultimately only benefitted corporate leaders of banks, they threw off their shackles and exposed the hypocrisy of simonpurelegree. Once convicted and exposed the greedy ones were sent to Guantanomo which was renamed the Simonpurelegrist Mill.
Etymology: From SIMONPURE, an adjective meaning hypocritically virtuous and SIMON LEGREE, the cruel and horrible slavemaster of Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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COMMENTS:
I like the creativity in this! - kateinkorea, 2009-01-27: 20:53:00
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Cashrupter
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: cash-rup-ter
Sentence: Trust us, Miss Pennyworthy at our bank, we promise to cashrupter all of your money very carefully.
Etymology: Cash - Money. Rupt(er)- Taken in part of bank "rupt"cy. Rupter...one who helps a person become bankrupt. :o)
Investmentbanqueter
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: in/vest/ment/ban/kwet/tur
Sentence: When I was lining up at the soup kitchen I saw the group of investmentbanqueters who had managed my portfolio stepping into a limo to take them to the investmentbanqueting eat all you can buffet.
Etymology: investment banker + banquet
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COMMENTS:
Food for thought! Good one - TJayzz, 2009-01-27: 10:10:00
Well said. Super Word! - silveryaspen, 2009-01-27: 10:22:00
Only BELUGA caviar, please. - metrohumanx, 2009-01-27: 15:25:00
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Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
Willie Sutton would have thrived in today's fiscally permissive climate.
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James