Verboticism: Credebt

'I've been pre-approved for a new credit card?'

DEFINITION: v. To offer pre-approved credit, loans or sweepstake prizes in order to lock the some poor sucker into permanent usury. n. Junk mail, spam or telemarketing offers for pre-approved credit and loans.

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Credebt

Created by: rombus

Pronunciation: kred + det

Sentence: Lonnie just got a new credebt card. It gives him so much credit at such a high rate that he will never get out of debt.

Etymology: Credit and Debt - Credit (money made available to borrow) and Debt (the state of owing something)

Points: 938

Comments: Credebt

silveryaspen - 2009-02-24: 14:34:00
Meaning readily apparent, easy to say, a perfect pun, and sticks in the memory. Absolutely Brilliant!

Nosila - 2009-02-24: 21:59:00
That's probably how they spelled it originally...good word

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