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DEFINITION: v., To believe you're saving money by buying things which are on sale even if you don't really want or need them. n., A person who believes they are saving their money whenever they buy something on sale.
Verboticisms
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Saveaholic
Created by: sipsoccer
Pronunciation: (save-ah-holic)
Sentence: Don't buy those, we have no need for them, you're such a saveaholic.
Etymology: save: to keep aholic: addicted
Dealusional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: deel/loo/shun/al
Sentence: Joe became completely dealusional about the value of any item, no matter how obsolete, if it was marked down 70%, or more.
Etymology: DEALUSIONAL - from DEAL (a bargain) + DELUSIONAL (a false belief strongly held in spite of invalidating evidence)
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COMMENTS:
My fave! Gets my vote. :) - lumina, 2008-10-16: 00:56:00
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Salelubrious
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: sale/oo/bree/us
Sentence: What do you mean?? I have a very saleubrious attitude towards shopping.
Etymology: sale + salubrious (healthful)
Foolociousness
Created by: deathsweep
Pronunciation: foo lo cious ness
Sentence: Juanita really showed her foolociousness when she came home with a case of cock-rings.
Etymology:
Barloss
Created by: xirtam
Pronunciation: bahr-los
Sentence: The fifty pound bag of dog food Mary bought on sale was a barloss, considering she had two cats.
Etymology: Bargain: ME bargaynen - an advantageous purchase. + Loss: OE los - at a financial loss.
Squanderloss
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Skwan-der-loss
Sentence: Jim got a little carried away when he saw that a leading brand of shampoo and conditioner was being offered at half price. Always one to save a bit of money he bought the whole stock. It wasn't til he got home that he remembererd that he had been completely bald for the past four years. He spent the rest of the day ringing round friends and family members trying to offload 'his bargain' as he could no longer get into his spare room due to the huge number of boxes that had been delivered.
Etymology: Squander( to waste(money) in a reckless or foolish manner) + Loss(to make less money than is originally spent) = Squanderloss
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COMMENTS:
nice combo and very funny sentence - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-15: 11:53:00
A classic laugh fest! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:15:00
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Dealusional
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dee/loo/shun/al
Sentence: Bart was completely dealusional and continued to stockpile worthless 'bargains'.
Etymology: deal + delusion
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COMMENTS:
Nice! - purpleartichokes, 2007-11-16: 18:55:00
It's the real deal, Stevo! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:41:00
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Shopamallic
Created by: lumina
Pronunciation: shop/a/mawl/ic
Sentence: Gordon could not be stopped. No matter what was going on, he always found the time AND the money to make every sale at the mall. He had closets full of things he swore would come in handy one day, or at the very least, be "back in style." Yes, he was a shopamallic and proud of it!
Etymology: Play on shopaholic.
Dealflated
Created by: garythesnail
Pronunciation: DEEL-FLAY-ted
Sentence: He dealflated the lady by shoving cheap junk into her arms.
Etymology: deal + deflated
Surgain
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: SUrgain
Sentence: The bugger said this dehydrated water was 50% off and that's why he bought it. Surgain indeed.
Etymology: Sucker + Bargain
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb! ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by joelb. Thank you joelb. ~ James