Verboticism: Deniacurement
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.
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Buckschmuck
Created by: kabloozie
Pronunciation: buck-shmuck
Sentence: Bob is such a buckschmuck - he thinks paying more for a supersized meal is such a bargain, when all it does is empty his wallet AND make him a lard ass.
Etymology: Buck: slang for dollar + Schmuck: an idiot or fool
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COMMENTS:
As Frank Moore Colby said: "The more food there is in the worls, the more fools will be feed." Like your word heaps! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:56:00
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Frugatile
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: Froo-guh-tul
Sentence: In a frugatile attempt to save money Bart and Clara bought many sale items that they had no real use for.
Etymology: Frugal and futile
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
Invesdementia
Created by: Tigger
Pronunciation: ĭn-věs-dĭ-měn'-shə
Sentence: Aunt Martha spent most of her waking hours watching the Home Shopping Network, in a state of invesdementia, calling in to buy things like gaudy jewelry and shoes, even though she'll never wear them, since she never leaves her apartment. On her fixed income, her practice of 'trickle-away economics' will eventually leave Martha debtstitute.
Etymology: investment "the act of spending or devoting funds for future advantage or benefit" (Latin, investīre) + dementia (Latin, dēmentia "madness")
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COMMENTS:
Aunt Martha is such a 'Super-sHSNopper' that the hostesses all know her voice, and the operators all have shortcuts on their ordering terminals to enter her credit card number. - Tigger, 2007-11-18: 23:44:00
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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)
Dealflated
Created by: garythesnail
Pronunciation: DEEL-FLAY-ted
Sentence: He dealflated the lady by shoving cheap junk into her arms.
Etymology: deal + deflated
Bargoon
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: bar-GOON
Sentence: Barry, you are such a bargoon when it comes to flybuys. We have enough shampoo to last us 30 years since you've been trying to build up enough loyalty points to get a 'free' toaster worth just $20.
Etymology: bargain + goon
Bubblebursar
Created by: verbotomer
Pronunciation: /ˈbʌbəlˌbɜːrsɚ/
Sentence: n. "The bank wouldn't give me a loan because they think I'm a bubblebursar"; vt. "The reason you never have any money is because you always bubbleburse it all away!"
Etymology: fr. bubble: an inflated speculation; + bursar: an official in charge of funds, as at a college or university... A bubblebursar is a student in the university of life, who is all-too-prepared to part with his funds in exchange for goods or services he values too highly
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:
Bargaint
Created by: bzav1
Pronunciation: barg - ain't
Sentence: Sure, you got a good deal. But you're never going to use it. What a bargaint!
Etymology: bargain + ain't
