Verboticism: Sponfoolie

'Why don't you like me?'

DEFINITION: To sacrifice your health, your family, and even a few friends to money, only to discover that money doesn't like you.

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Avaricersion

Created by: marnee4nothin

Pronunciation: a-vaer-ies-er-shon

Sentence: though Penny attended the debs ball she found that her new wealth didn't protect her from the avaricersion of the other debs.

Etymology: avarice + aversion

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Sponfoolie

Created by: OZZIEBOB

Pronunciation: spon-FOO-lee

Sentence: Bob could think of, and talk about, nothing other than money. He kneaded the "dough", chased the "buck" and laundered the filthy lucre. But by-and-by this singleminded sponfoolie finished up a kinless and kithless crock, without enough "moolah" to buy a muesli bar.

Etymology: Blending based on "spondulie" and "spondulicks". A slang term(s)possibly from Gk "spondulicks", the adjectival form of "spondulox", a type of shell used as early "money" and fool.

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Buckwit

Created by: rikboyee

Pronunciation: buk-wit

Sentence: it had suddenly become obvious to everyone that Travis was a total buckwit

Etymology: buck[as in cash], f*ckwit

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COMMENTS:

snigger! - galwaywegian, 2007-08-09: 04:14:00

ha, wish I'd thought of it! got my vote! - remistram, 2007-08-09: 09:08:00

i think i'll be using this one in conversation! Nice one...though i may have to reserve my voting if you keep going so well! xo - marnee4nothin, 2007-08-09: 23:39:00

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Greedgret

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: greed-gret

Sentence: Bob had a split second to feel greedgret when his 200 lb. collection of rare coins fell off the shelf and hit him soundly on the head.

Etymology: greed, regret

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Monstruate

Created by: tubeyes

Pronunciation: maw-en-est-ray-teh

Sentence: If Jim spends a few more years in the rat race of corporate America, he'll monstruate his life away!

Etymology: Money, Menstruate

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Nicmac

Created by: coolkids58

Pronunciation:

Sentence: why did you nicmac,your so mean you just broke my heart

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Debtmagnet

petaj

Created by: petaj

Pronunciation: debt-mag-net

Sentence: Friendless Fred was a debtmagnet despite (or because of) his unwavering quest for riches.

Etymology: chickmagnet + debt

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Billaria

Created by: Paradox

Pronunciation:

Sentence: "Well, I liked him until he started suffering from extreme billaria."

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Capitunalishment

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: cap-eh-ton-ul-ish-ment

Sentence: After years of gambling, Larry finally hit the jackpot. Unfortunately for him, the winnings came just one week before his divorce was to be finalized. The next day, he recieved a call from his attorney saying his wife had read about Larry's good fortune in the newspaper, and seeing that they were still techniacally husband and wife (and according to section EE5432A: Capitunalishment), half of the money would be hers.

Etymology: A merge of "capital punishment." Capital for money. Punishment for the distreatment of others and money's distreatment of you.

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Parishiltality

mythman

Created by: mythman

Pronunciation: pair-iss-hil-TAHL-ih-tee

Sentence: The gossip-mags are searching for the next celeb to commit a ParisHiltalty.

Etymology: "Paris Hilton" (who's cut herself and her siblings from the family fortune), and "fatality"

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