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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Compulsaler
Created by: jkernen1
Pronunciation:
Sentence: You'd have to be a compulsaler to buy 200 rolls of TP of 20 dollars.
Etymology: compulsive + sale
Spenditaller
Created by: abrakadeborah
Pronunciation: Spend-it-al-er
Sentence: Sam was such a spenditaller that he never had any savings.
Etymology: A play on words ; Spend-It-All-er
Deniacurement
Created by: LotusB
Pronunciation: Dee-nigh-a-cure-ment
Sentence: Tony is a constant victim of deniacurement - he's always buying things he never needs!
Etymology: Denial (refusal to acknowledge) + Procurement (the purchasing of something) = Deniacurement
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COMMENTS:
VERY clever-please expound on your funny sentences. :) - metrohumanx, 2008-10-17: 07:54:00
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Lunathrift
Created by: comborracha
Pronunciation: loo-na-thrift
Sentence: A lunathrift doesn't understand that you don't literally save money by buying sale priced crap that you don't need. Piles of cheap junk aren't going to pay for your next vacation.
Etymology: lunatic+thrift[y]
Twoferninny
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: toō fər nin ē
Sentence: Janene is truly a twoferninny. Say the word sale and her eyes light up. Mention "half off" and she may swoon. It doesn't matter that she doesn't need it, if it is a bargain, consider it bought. Just last week she was practically giddy as she saved a huge bundle of cash on two gallons (a twofer) of kumquat juice.
Etymology: twofer (an item or offer that comprises two items but is sold for the price of one) + ninny (a foolish person)
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COMMENTS:
great word - Jabberwocky, 2008-10-15: 11:50:00
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Surgain
Created by: vixphilia
Pronunciation: SUrgain
Sentence: The bugger said this dehydrated water was 50% off and that's why he bought it. Surgain indeed.
Etymology: Sucker + Bargain
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
Bargainloss
Created by: zxvasdf
Pronunciation: Bar gain loss
Sentence: Amy excelled at bargainloss, and her many friends benefited from her "thriftiness".
Etymology: Bargain (good deal) & loss (act of losing)
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
