Verboticism: Apocaleech
DEFINITION: n. An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation. v. To profit from the prophecy of doom.
Apocaleech
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /&-'pä-k&-"lEch/
Sentence: Some environmentalists will tolerate corporate interests because they hope that they will bring attention to worthy causes even if their motivations are purely selfish, while others warn that too many apocaleeches will harm the public opinion of the cause.
Etymology: From apocalypse + leech
Points: 542
Comments: Apocaleech
BMott - 2007-02-06: 03:05:00
Nice one!
ErWenn - 2007-02-06: 19:11:00
Thanks.