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spendicitis

spendicitis noun: excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.

Noun

spendicitis (uncountable)

  1. (humorous) Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.
    • If you have spendicitis, put a padlock upon your purse, for it is better to starve to death than to live a spendthrift.1904, Official Journal of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, volume 18, page 493
    • 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.1949, We, the People: The Yearbook of Public Opinion, Paebar Company, page 174

Origin of spendicitis

Blend of spend + appendicitis.

Questions about spendicitis

What does spendicitis mean?
Spendicitis means excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.
What part of speech is spendicitis?
Spendicitis is a noun.

Words near spendicitis in the dictionary

  1. spenders
  2. spendest
  3. spendeth
  4. spendful
  5. spendible
  6. spendicitis
  7. spendier
  8. spendiest
  9. spendin'
  10. spending
  11. spending a penny

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