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recessionista

/ɹɪˌsɛʃəˈnɪstə/

recessionista noun: someone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.

Noun

recessionista (plural recessionistas)

  1. (informal) Someone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.
    • Well, things are very different now the downturn has started to take its toll. This year, credit crunched recessionistas are more likely topics of conversation, according to the people at Collins dictionaries at least.2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    frugalista

Synonyms of recessionista

Forms of recessionista

pluralrecessionistas

Origin of recessionista

From recession + -ista, after the pattern of fashionista.

Words that rhyme with recessionista

Questions about recessionista

What does recessionista mean?
Recessionista means someone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.
What part of speech is recessionista?
Recessionista is a noun.
How do you pronounce recessionista?
Recessionista is pronounced /ɹɪˌsɛʃəˈnɪstə/.
What is the plural of recessionista?
The plural of recessionista is recessionistas.

Words near recessionista in the dictionary

  1. recessional
  2. recessionals
  3. recessionarily
  4. recessionary
  5. recessionist
  6. recessionista
  7. recessionistas
  8. recessionitis
  9. recessionlike
  10. recessionproof
  11. recessions

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