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DEFINITION: An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation.
Verboticisms
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Geeohpee
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: G.O.P.
Sentence: the turrists will get cha iffin youse don't elect a Geeohpee
Etymology: grand old party
Menacemonger
Created by: remistram
Pronunciation: men-iss-mong-ger
Sentence: If only they'd menacemnonger the industries that pollute and destroy the environment.
Etymology: menace + monger
Terramageddonist
Created by: KristinA
Pronunciation: tear-uh-muh-ged-un-ist
Sentence: We have stopped inviting Cathy to the beach with us. Her terramageddonist reminders of how the beach sand which sticks to our feet increases erosion and leads to the extinction of all sea turtles, is too much for us to bear.
Etymology: terra (Earth) + armegeddon (end of Earth) + ist (pertaining to a person/organization); also, the tie with "terror" and "terrorist"
Destructimination
Created by: kellii3
Pronunciation: destruct im in ation
Sentence: do not beleive all of the destructimination scams that people use to scare the money from us.
Etymology: destruct - destruct imin - imminent ation - destruction
Greenfleece
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: GREEN-fleece
Sentence: Although Harriet had submitted her application 18 months ago, along with the $495 membership fee, she suddenly began to realize that she may not have been selected as an elite member of Greenfleece.
Etymology: Green (money) + Greenpeace + fleece (rip off)
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COMMENTS:
A growing trend. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:54:00
I like it as a verb, too - xtine, 2007-08-13: 16:42:00
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Jackpotcalypse
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: jak-pot-cah-lips
Sentence: after a strong opening weekend at the cinemas, Al Gore knew he had hit the jackpotcalypse
Etymology: jackpot, apocalypse
Terrorpress
Created by: phdschub
Pronunciation: ter-ror-press
Sentence: Why does the terrorpress always find us in a state of impending doom. or 2)The terrorpress got to me again.
Etymology:
Ecolojesus
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: ee + col + oh + jeez + us
Sentence: Oh, don't worry about that guy - he just another ecolojesus... he's worried about the effect of dog hair on our planet.
Etymology: ecology + jesus
Comments:
iwasatripwire - 2007-08-12: 01:27:00
repeat!