Verboticism: Terramageddonist

'If this snow flea dies...'

DEFINITION: An individual, or an organization, which profits by selling fear of imminent global destruction and/or eternal damnation.

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Terramageddonist

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: tear-uh-muh-ged-un-ist

Sentence: We have stopped inviting Cathy to the beach with us. Her terramageddonist reminders of how the beach sand which sticks to our feet increases erosion and leads to the extinction of all sea turtles, is too much for us to bear.

Etymology: terra (Earth) + armegeddon (end of Earth) + ist (pertaining to a person/organization); also, the tie with "terror" and "terrorist"

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