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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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Mammonerd

Created by: w5lf9s

Pronunciation: ma.men.urd

Sentence: It was when everyone had turned away and noone returned his calls that he finally realized that he had become a mammonerd

Etymology: from "mammon"- wealth regarded as an evil influence and "nerd" - a pejorative applied to people with an above-average IQ and few gifts at small talk and common social rituals

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Cashimize

Created by: Windyo

Pronunciation: cah-i-mize

Sentence: He endureded another cashimze

Etymology: cash + victimize

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Pennyfool

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: PEH-knee-fool

Sentence: Lance is such a pennyfool! He drove halfway across the state to save 2 cents a gallon on gas...

Etymology: penny + fool

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COMMENTS:

Hey Alchemist, sounds like my word, only it's nicer... - wordmeister, 2007-02-02: 11:09:00

such plentiful pennypinching... - Alchemist, 2007-02-02: 13:01:00

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Cashtrate

Created by: Koekbroer

Pronunciation: cash-trait

Sentence: "Looks like Doug cashtrated himself. He risked everything on that stock and lost."

Etymology: cash + castrate

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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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Selfcapitate

Created by: Bulletchewer

Pronunciation: self-kap-i-tayte

Sentence: The supermodel chose to selfcapitate, leaving her with nothing; but at least she was still skinnier than skin itself.

Etymology: From "self", "capital" (money) and "decapitate" (removal of the head).

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Disclamisfaction

Created by: paperhoard

Pronunciation: dis-clamis-faction

Sentence: Even though Jim won the lottery he still suffered from disclamisfaction because money couldn't buy him cleavage. Can also be found in the famous song "I Can't Get No Disclamisfaction" by the Appalachian Mountain Boys.

Etymology: Clams - Slang A dollar: set me back 75 clams PLUS Dissatisfaction - The condition or feeling of being displeased or unsatisfied; discontent.

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COMMENTS:

Poor Jim. He's always so discomboobulated. - purpleartichokes, 2007-02-02: 07:20:00

Jim can't get no! - wordmeister, 2007-02-02: 10:35:00

Poor Jim.... - paperhoard, 2007-02-02: 11:11:00

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