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DEFINITION: n., The wondrous, and the "wonder how I'm going to pay for it" feelings of the holiday shopping season. v., To stumble through a shopping mall like a zombie on a buying binge, grabbing anything and everything that will fit on your credit card.
Verboticisms
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Noelosis
Created by: jmotsch
Pronunciation: no el oh sis
Sentence: Jeb was suffering from a bad case of noelosis of the giver.
Etymology:
Ghoulcarding
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: gool/card/ing
Sentence: On Christmas Eve the the malls are filled with people ghoulcarding, buying anything and everything in sight and willing to kill for it.
Etymology: ghoul + gold card
Spenderlust
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: spɛndərləst
Sentence: In a bad case of spenderlust Brian bounced from one store to another at the mall buying most everything that caught his eye until his card was declined. Looks like its gonna be a ramen January.
Etymology: spender (somebody who pays out money in buying or hiring goods or services) wanderlust (a strong desire to travel)
Yesmastercardia
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: yes/master/cardia
Sentence: During the holiday season I suffer from extreme yesmastercardia and let my credit card lead me like a divining rod to every overpriced bargain. I am compelled to buy for I must obey, I must obey
Etymology: yes master + master card
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COMMENTS:
kudos - bzav1, 2007-12-14: 07:40:00
...followed by mastercardial infarction when ya get the bill in January. Good word Jabber. - purpleartichokes, 2007-12-14: 08:58:00
Another great word and week! We all say yes master to you in unison. - Stevenson0, 2007-12-14: 12:41:00
or followed by attackacardia ... if you don't pay on those credit cards! This word with its yes master dominates the day the way that credit cards can dominate a life. Terrific word! - silveryaspen, 2007-12-14: 14:09:00
Bravo: another great word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-12-14: 15:01:00
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Generiousity
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: jen err eye owe you sitee
Sentence: by about 3.00pm on the 20th of december, his generousity became generiousity
Etymology: generousity. IOU
Spendmanium
Created by: gemmgemms
Pronunciation: spen-da-main-ee-um
Sentence: He was locked into a state of spendmanium as he entered the mall.
Etymology: spend + manium
Consumepulsion
Created by: MrDave2176
Pronunciation: con-soom-pul-shun
Sentence: (sung to The Christmas Song) Visa maxed out on some hopeless bling, Discover's reaching for the max you know it s been said many times many ways, Comesumepulsion's got you now...
Etymology: Consume!/Consumer + (com)pulsion
Splurjesus
Created by: Maxine
Pronunciation: splur 'jee zus
Sentence: In one day, Peter splurjesused $1500 on gifts. And why wouldn't he? As a Christian, it's his duty to spend as much as possible during the holiday season.
Etymology: A portmanteau of 'splurge' and 'Jesus'; the connotation of frightening abnormality from 'bejesus'
Trancepurchasing
Created by: thebaron
Pronunciation: trance-pur-chasing
Sentence: There she was, mulling through the mall trancepurchasing again.
Etymology: trance (zombie like state) Purchase (buy)
Buyemic
Created by: mygirlboo
Pronunciation: Buy-emic
Sentence: Did you hear about Kathy? She became buyemic during the holidays.
Etymology: Buy + Bulimic
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen Thank you silveryaspen ~ James
silveryaspen - 2007-12-14: 14:44:00
Liked all the words!
Thank you silveryaspen for the great idea ~ James
silveryaspen - 2008-12-17: 19:12:00
Into the valley of malls, went the $5 hundreds ... It was the light of the charge brigade!
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James