Spendicitis

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder. humorous, uncountable

    "If you have spendicitis, put a padlock upon your purse, for it is better to starve to death than to live a spendthrift."

Example

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"If you have spendicitis, put a padlock upon your purse, for it is better to starve to death than to live a spendthrift."

Etymology

Blend of spend + appendicitis.

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