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'Sorry, but you're not my type'

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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Lucrotomy

erasmus

Created by: erasmus

Pronunciation: loo krot ah mee

Sentence: it was worse than addiction it was lucrotomy.

Etymology: from lucre and surgically removing something you need.

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Bucksflat

Carla

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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Overtwotimer

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: ōvərtutaɪmər

Sentence: Every time Tim tried works extra hours to get ahead, life becomes an overtwotimer. Some kind of monetary crisis will jump up to put him further behind.

Etymology: overtime (time worked beyond one’s scheduled working hours) + two-timer (deceive or be unfaithful to a lover or spouse)

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Cashtrate

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: kash-strait

Sentence: Wallace cashtrated himself when he started working 80 hours a week -- he found that money was no good without someone to spend it with.

Etymology: Cash + castrate

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COMMENTS:

Good stuff, sounds fitting painful. - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-02: 10:30:00

*fittingly Sorry, 'tis Friday. - Bulletchewer, 2007-02-02: 10:31:00

Viciously excellent - wordmeister, 2007-02-02: 10:33:00

made for a man - but I like it too (Irish accent optional) - Jabberwocky, 2007-02-02: 11:27:00

Nice one! - BMott, 2007-02-02: 13:28:00

Best word of the day! Says it all in a quick slicing manner!! Rich and a high voice to join the choir!!! - Stevenson0, 2007-02-02: 15:54:00

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Sacreficerier

Created by: nicora

Pronunciation:

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Etymology:

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Idollartry

Created by: Guthlaf1

Pronunciation: eye-DOLL-a-TREE

Sentence: Brian succumbed to idollartry at age 8, when he discovered that stealing his sister's tooth-fairy money made him twice as rich....

Etymology: idolatry = worship of a false god + dollar = a common unit of currency

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Bucked

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: buhkt

Sentence: Alan wanted so much to get ahead on his bills. He just wanted to be able to take his girlfriend out to a nice dinner without having to skip meals for the rest of the week so he jumped at the chance to work overtime. He upset his mother by cancelling their weekly get together and majorly annoyed his roommate who was non-too-happy about walking his dog to pull an over-nighter. When he went to his car in the morning to retrieve a change of clothes, he found a ticket, whose fine exceeded all the extra cash he had just earned. BUCKED AGAIN!

Etymology: buck (money) + "another word that rhymes with buck" (screwed)

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Patcashic

Created by: pandafever

Pronunciation: pu-kaz-ick

Sentence: I gave it all up, only to discover that patcashic doesn't pay!

Etymology:

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Forfeitune

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: for fet tyoon

Sentence: When Billy lost the lovely Miranda to a wealthier man, he soon discovered that old Beatles' forfeitune, "Can't Buy Me Love..."

Etymology: Forfeit (surrender;sacrifice something) & Fortune (money;a large amount of wealth or prosperity)

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Hammerdimed

Created by: gabngar

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Dan had a fortune, but ended broke aster he was hammerdimed.

Etymology: Hammertime-From the famous song "Can't touch this" by M.C. Hammer, who had a fortune but lost it all. Dime- a ten cent coin in the U.S.

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