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DEFINITION: v. To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you. n. A sacrifice made for money that goes unrewarded.

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Econwhore

Created by: paintergrl1313

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Sentence: That econwhore won't stop hitting on my money... I mean me.

Etymology: Enon: economy, whore: do I really need to explain that?

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Bucksflat

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: buks-flat

Sentence: The enjoyment he derived from each successful investment appeared to be negatively correlated with his increasing wealth. By the time he realised this, his wife had already left, unable to compete with the FTSE 100 for his affections. The vastest magnum of champagne could not disguise the fact he had a serious case of bucksflat.

Etymology: bucks fizz + flat

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Ebinezerscrewed

Created by: metrohumanx

Pronunciation: EBB-uh-knee-zur-SCREW-d

Sentence: I cast my lot with Madoff- I was a greedy dude. but my investments were consumed... I'm EBINEZERSCREWED! God bless us all- including Tiny Tim.

Etymology: The Dikkens, you say! (Charles Dikkens, the famous DUTCH author)

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COMMENTS:

More fun and a cool game: http://sodaplay.com/creators/soda/items/constructor - metrohumanx, 2009-09-02: 00:33:00

Nice tie-in. - artr, 2009-09-02: 06:16:00

Hum bug(ger)! - Nosila, 2009-09-02: 12:52:00

hahaha fun word! - mweinmann, 2009-09-03: 08:02:00

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Econowhered

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: echo + know + whered

Sentence: She gave up all of her friends for that hihg-paying job that left her econowhered.

Etymology: economics + nowhere

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Demonetary

Created by: mbacon

Pronunciation: dee mon i tare ee

Sentence: Scrooge live a demonetary life until he was reformed by the three spirits

Etymology: Combination of demon, meaning an agent of evil and monetary, meaning relating to money

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Lootboot

Created by: lauramy

Pronunciation: loot-boot

Sentence: That high class snoot gave me the lootboot.

Etymology: loot (money) + boot (kicked out)

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Sacrifiscal

Created by: mweinmann

Pronunciation: sak - re - fisk - cal

Sentence: Judd felt like the sacrifiscal lamb being led to slaughter. He had put all of his time and resources into accumulating enough money to keeping up with the Joneses and then the Joneses moved away.

Etymology: sacrificial, fiscal

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