spendicitis

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Blend of spend +‎ appendicitis.

Noun[edit]

spendicitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.
    • 1904, Official Journal of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, volume 18, page 493:
      If you have spendicitis, put a padlock upon your purse, for it is better to starve to death than to live a spendthrift.
    • 1949, We, the People: The Yearbook of Public Opinion, Paebar Company, page 174:
      The way taxes, licenses and truck fees have been boosted in California the past year, it appears our representatives have been afflicted with a very bad case of spendicitis.
    • 2006, Lyman Rose, Winning the War Againist Debt: Managing Your Personal Finances to Eliminate Debt, CFI, →ISBN, page ix:
      This can cause spendicitis. This disease warps your brain into thinking that if your credit card still clears a transaction, you'll probably have enough money to cover it . . . someday.
    • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:spendicitis.
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