Verboticism: Defrayaway
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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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)
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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Gullibuyer
Created by: yellowbird
Pronunciation: gull-ih-bye-er
Sentence: She's such a gullibuyer, she bought a timeshare where the next Hawaiian island will be.
Etymology: gullible + buyer
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COMMENTS:
good one yellowbird - Jabberwocky, 2007-11-16: 12:42:00
Some are bargain hunters, while others buy the things they need! Good word! - OZZIEBOB, 2007-11-16: 21:39:00
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Frugalifutile
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: frue-GAL-uh-few-tyl
Sentence: Ramon thought he was being cagey in buying up fantastic bargains even though he had no use for them and while other thought his efforts were frugalifutile at best, he continued to consider himself to be shrewd and thoughtful.
Etymology: Blend of frugal and futile
Bargainchump
Created by: mplsbohemian
Pronunciation: BAHR-guhn-chuhmp
Sentence: Alex and his date went bargainchumping for half-price lawn flamingos; despite the fact that Alex lived in an apartment, he hoped to impress the young lady with his financial prowess.
Etymology: bargain-hunt + chump
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
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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Fallashop
Created by: aleximrie
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Jane's boyfriend was slowly going mad. Jane's constant fallashopping was really eating into their savings.
Etymology: fallacy + shop
Dealinquency
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: deel link wen see
Sentence: Dealoren's dealinquency was not dealiberate. He dealed dealightfully with any deals dealiberated upon in his dealusional family. His wife, Dealilah had a dealcidedly deafferent view of what was a good deal. She learned early on not to dealagate dealicate deliberations to Dealoren. For her, his dealight in dealuging her with dealiverable deals posed a huge dealemma. Through sheer due dealigence, she dealayed dealciding which expenses to dealete from her budget. If only she could find a spouse who would dealete deals from dealicatessens and deal with dealettantes and other deals in a dealiscious dealivery. Otherwise, she would be called dealvious!
Etymology: Deal ( do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood;come to terms or deal successfully with) & Deliquency (a tendency to be negligent and uncaring;nonpayment of a debt when due)
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COMMENTS:
Let's make a dealinquency! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 12:09:00
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Saleaneous
Created by: MissRabbit
Pronunciation: Sale-ayn-ee-ous
Sentence: Katie was a saleaneous shopper - it didn't matter how unnecessary the item, or how many needed to be purchased to attain a discount, she would buy it with a smile and believe wholeheartedly she was actually saving money.
Etymology: From (on) sale: at a discounted price; and spontaneous: impulsive
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COMMENTS:
It also resembles salacious, if one dabbled in such bargain deals of adult variety. :) - zxvasdf, 2008-10-15: 10:36:00
time to sale-abrate - Nosila, 2008-10-15: 20:27:00
Very worthy word! - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:49:00
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