Dougtionary

“Doug is destroying the English language at an alarming rate.” –Doug’s high school English teacher.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Wreckonomics

July 15th, 2009 · No Comments

ěk’ə-nŏm’ĭks
noun
The science that deals with unrestrained personal spending.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Houseticipation

May 22nd, 2009 · 2 Comments

hous-tĭs’ə-pā’shən
noun
Expectation and excitement related toward the purchase of a house. Typically the time between the initial offer and a signed purchase agreement, and also the time between signed purchase agreement to the close of escrow.
It’s even worse than being a child and anticipating Christmas.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Fabstinence

May 3rd, 2009 · No Comments

fāb’stə-nəns
noun
Going low key. Avoiding fancy attention getting clothes, staying away from department stores, trendy nightclubs or other hotspots.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Wall Street Finance Stand

March 19th, 2009 · No Comments

wôl strēt fī’nāns’ stānd
noun
A portable table and sign typically used by children to sell lemonade, but instead used by laid off analysts in New York who stop people passing by and give them discounted advice on handling their money.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Housetration

February 24th, 2009 · 3 Comments

hou-strā’shən
noun
A disappointing or discouraging feeling that accompanies an experience of being stalled or thwarted when trying to purchase a home.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Financial Closure

February 18th, 2009 · 2 Comments

fī-nān’shəl klō’zhər
noun
The act of coming to terms with recent economic conditions and large monetary losses.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Governmental Blue Balls

February 10th, 2009 · 1 Comment

gŭv’ərn-měn’tl blōō bôlz
noun
A condition caused when the executive and legislative branch spend weeks talking about stimulus without any real action.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Heirgonomics

January 17th, 2009 · No Comments

âr’gə-nŏm’ĭks
noun
Money from relatives that makes one more comfortable.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Cashiest

January 14th, 2009 · No Comments

kāsh-ē-ĭst
adjective
More than cashier. (kāsh-ē-ər)
Having or appearing to have the most cash.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Cashket

January 2nd, 2009 · No Comments

kāsh’kĭt
noun
A figurative place where the wealth of the United States citizens was buried in 2008.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Cashastrophe

December 16th, 2008 · No Comments

kāsh-ās’trə-fē
noun
A large financial failure or meltdown, either personal, corporate or government.

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Fake Word Of the Day: Saving Spree

December 13th, 2008 · No Comments

sāvĭng sprē
noun
A brief period of extravagant saving, staying at home and doing nothing. Often followed by an even bigger spending spree than normal, continuing the cycle of excess and lack of control.

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