Recessionista

//ɹɪˌsɛʃəˈnɪstə// noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Someone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget. informal

    "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."

Synonyms

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frugalistafrugalista

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"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."

Etymology

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

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