Verboticism: Spenderlochen
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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Scamwow
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: SKAM-wow
Sentence: Having been hammered over and over by a recent infomercial about a wipe cloth, whenever Radcliffe would see ads of any kind for those 'too good to be true' products or services he would involuntarily shout "Scamwow!", oftentimes startling people near him.
Etymology: Blend of 'scam' (con game with phony offers) and the exclamation 'wow',(expressing joy or surprise) a play on Shamwow, a former commercially advertised product.
Scamwow
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: skam-wow
Sentence: Having been hammered over and over by a recent infomercial about a wipe cloth, wheneven Heathcliffe would see ads of any kind for those 'too good to be true' products or services he would involuntarily shout "Scamwow!", oftentimes startling people near him.
Etymology: Blend of scam and the exclamation'wow', a play on Shamwow, a commercially advertised product.
Pawnfree
Created by: TJayzz
Pronunciation: Paw-n-fr-ee
Sentence: Now that the credit crunch is well under way many people will be forced to turn to buying on credit from those pawn-free credit offers. This means that you are entitled to free gifts and 0% for the first six months, then when you are completely hooked the rate goes up to 19% therefore having great difficulty keeping up the repayments.
Etymology: Pawn(a person who is used by others for their own purposes) + Free(Something given for nothing. OR IS IT???)
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COMMENTS:
pawnfree, as free as the wind blows - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-24: 09:18:00
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Debtbillitation
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: det/bil/i/tay/shun
Sentence: Offering credit cards to students who have just incurred huge loans is debtbillitation and shouldn't be allowed.
Etymology: debt + bill + debilitation (enfeebling)
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COMMENTS:
I think they should make that a real word! - kateinkorea, 2009-02-24: 07:55:00
Terrific! - TJayzz, 2009-02-24: 10:43:00
Owe! Owe! Good One! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 14:41:00
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Flimflamscamjam
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: flimflamskamjam
Sentence: Trudy found herself paying for one credit card with the next one. She couldn't wait for the mail to deliver the next pre-approved offer. She was in a complete flimflanscamjam. Her financial plan can be compared to fire walking. If she hesitates at all she is gonna get burned.
Etymology: flimflam (a confidence game) + scam (a dishonest scheme; a fraud) + jam (an awkward situation or predicament)
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COMMENTS:
This is one of those "Can't say it 10 times fast" words. - wayoffcenter, 2009-02-24: 07:19:00
New idea for a sammich: Peanut butter and flimflam jam. Good word! - Mustang, 2009-02-24: 19:02:00
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Indebture
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: in dept chure
Sentence: When Della got hom,e from work, she had yet more mail to sort. From different angles, each one wanted her to be in a state of indebture to them.
Etymology: Indenture (a contract binding one party into the service of another for a specified term) & Debt (the state of owing something (especially money)
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)
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COMMENTS:
Meaning readily apparent, easy to say, a perfect pun, and sticks in the memory. Absolutely Brilliant! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-24: 14:34:00
That's probably how they spelled it originally...good word - Nosila, 2009-02-24: 21:59:00
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Telesharketing
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: teləshärkiting
Sentence: Jill screens all her calls. She has her roommate sort through her mail, because she has found that she is far too susceptible to telesharketing. Next she may have to give up watching television.
Etymology: telemarketing (the marketing of goods or services by means of telephone calls, typically unsolicited, to potential customers) + shark (a person who unscrupulously exploits or swindles others)
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COMMENTS:
:) - galwaywegian, 2010-09-07: 04:58:00
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Fakehoped
Created by: kitkat1995
Pronunciation: fake-hoped
Sentence: I have been fakehoped into a credit card last year, now Im stuck in debts.
Etymology:
Bankruptyee
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: bank rupt yee
Sentence: "SCAM mail coupons for fast, easy, credit! Our promise is to bankruptyee with any use! (For best results, use consistently). Now offered: specials that will keep you in the red forever!"
Etymology: bankruptyee v. From bankruptcy (to declare insolvent) and "ye" - old term for you (second person singular). Meaning: to "bankrupt" an individual.
