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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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Ecogrifter
Created by: Karuma
Pronunciation: ee-ko-grif-tur
Sentence: they all always play those stupid ecogrifter infomercials late at night. that guy is on the long ecogrift.
Etymology: eco=world, grift=a group of methods for obtaining money falsely through the use of swindles, frauds, dishonest gambling, etc.
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:
Mourdochity
Created by: tubeyes
Pronunciation: mer-dah-kit-ee
Sentence: Sean was quite happy when his televised rantings produced a state of general mourdochity over the TV watching public.
Etymology: Morbidity and Murdoch [of the Rubert persuasion]
Manifeto
Created by: fensketo
Pronunciation: man-a-feet-oh
Sentence: Man if I wasn't manifeto I wouldn't be a loser!
Etymology: Man - Feet
Greenfleece
Created by: Kyoti
Pronunciation: GREEN-fleece
Sentence: Although Harriet had submitted her application 18 months ago, along with the $495 membership fee, she suddenly began to realize that she may not have been selected as an elite member of Greenfleece.
Etymology: Green (money) + Greenpeace + fleece (rip off)
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COMMENTS:
A growing trend. Great word. - OZZIEBOB, 2007-08-10: 21:54:00
I like it as a verb, too - xtine, 2007-08-13: 16:42:00
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Doomonger
Created by: Rossco
Pronunciation: Doo-mon-gur
Sentence: This year's enviro-expo was full of doomongers.
Etymology: global destruction/damnation = doom + (blank)monger (purveyor of whatever)
Geeohpee
Created by: noztril
Pronunciation: G.O.P.
Sentence: the turrists will get cha iffin youse don't elect a Geeohpee
Etymology: grand old party
Flabberboshbomb
Created by: BellaRina
Pronunciation: F-L-A-B-ER-Boo-Sh-Boom
Sentence: please help donate 4$ bfore we haver a FlabberBoshBomb
Etymology: Flabber (FEar) Bosh(OF) Bomb(BOMb)
Ecounlogist
Created by: Metalflower
Pronunciation:
Sentence: When bird flu hit the world, Ecounlogists made millions of dollars by selling face masks, which didn't help at all.
Etymology: Ecologist, unlogic
Comments:
iwasatripwire - 2007-08-12: 01:27:00
repeat!