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DEFINITION: v. To get freaked out by falling numbers and the prophets of doom who are eternally peddling their message of imminent global collapse. n. A type of mass hysteria created by the fear of falling numbers.
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Lowsteria
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: loh stee ree ah
Sentence: lowsteria is a much cheaper form of hysteria
Etymology: hysterie, low
Pedoomiary
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: pi/doo/mee/er/ee
Sentence: All the financial analyzers have jumped on the pedoomiary bandwagon.
Etymology: PEDOOMIARY - noun - from PECUNIARY (pertaining to money) + DOOM (adverse fate; unavoidable ill fortune)
Nasdeeeek
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: hahz deek
Sentence: the nasdeq wobbled then fell, becoming a nasdeek before lunch
Etymology: nasdeq eeek
Schizosummation
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: skit + zoh + sum + mashun
Sentence: All of the predictions made by the false prophets resulted in schizosummation as the populace added up the numbers and became crazy with fear that the end was near.
Etymology: Schizophrenia + Summation >>Schizophrenia (A psychiatric diagnosis denoting a persistent, often chronic, mental illness variously affecting behavior, thinking, and emotion) Summation (Summation is the addition of a set of numbers; the result is their sum or total)
Numeroelfreako
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: nume-er-roe-el-freak-oh
Sentence: I was watching an online video of a guy named Sigmund that thought he was Nostradamus and could predict the future via numerology. As I sat watching the "numeroelfreako" I soon realized that all the fluff he was saying made no sense at all and that I had wasted 5 minutes of my time watching and listening to a freak!
Etymology: Nurmero;numbers. El;Them. Freak-o;A freak of nature,a predictor of future happenings that have no logistical value.
Numerophobia
Created by: matkline
Pronunciation: nu-mer-o-pho-bia
Sentence: Ann's numerophobia has gotten so bad that she can't even look at her purse.
Etymology: Numerology + Phobia
Numbrunexy
Created by: notoriousjoeyg
Pronunciation: Num - brun - eks - ee
Sentence: The number of people falling victim to numbrunexy is rising every day.
Etymology:
Moolahhoopla
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: MOO lah HOOP lah
Sentence: Business in my store has been down every day this month. All this gloom and doom talk about the economy is making everyone scared. If you ask me its all moolahhoopla: all talk and no substance to it.
Etymology: MOOLAH: slang word for money HOOPLA: blatant or sensational promotion; commotion; speech or writing to mislead
Fiscalfright
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: FIS-cuhl-fryt
Sentence: James and Julia had been putting small amounts into their mutual funds for decades and were trying to ride out the current market tumble with some courage and confidence based on their brokers reassurances, but with each passing day and drop in the DJI they have begun to develop severe fiscalfright.
Etymology: Blend of 'fiscal' (of or pertaining to financial matters in general) and 'fright' (sudden and extreme fear; a sudden terror)
