Holocash

English

Etymology

Blend of Holocaust +‎ cash.

Proper noun

Holocash (uncountable)

1. (offensive) The Holocaust, regarded as having been exploited by Jews for monetary gain.
2. monetary gain resulting from the Holocaust
   • 2003 The Holocaust Industry page 122

     The Times of London credited this capitulation to the "Holocash" campaign in the United States.

   • 2004 Inauthentic: The Anxiety Over Culture and Identity page 112

     Another is the way the Holocaust has gotten appropriated as a money-making cash-raising venture, what the Times of London called the "Holocash" campaign

   • 2010 Oprah: A Biography page 233

     Oprah later sold DVDs of her trip with Wiesel at The Oprah Store across the street from her studio, for thirty dollars apiece, prompting one critic to call it “Holocash.” During her speech at the Holocaust Memorial Museum, she talked about the devastation of concentration camps

See also

• Holohoax