This week’s theme
There’s a word for it

This week’s words
neophobia
apanthropy
stultiloquy
argentocracy
squandermania


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Next week's theme
Is it a noun, adjective, or verb?

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A.Word.A.Day

PRONUNCIATION:

(skwon-duhr-MAY-nee-uh)

MEANING:

noun: The practice of spending money recklessly.

ETYMOLOGY:

From squander, of obscure origin + Greek -mania (desire). Earliest documented use: 1920.

USAGE:

“People are spending less, saving more and reining in the excessive consumerism that made us the most debt-ridden nation on earth. This forced quit from squandermania may be painful now, but it should benefit us in the long run.”
Paul Routledge; Our Debt of Thanks to Arch Enemies of Greed; The Daily Mirror (London, UK); Sep 26, 2008.

See more usage examples of squandermania in Vocabulary.com’s dictionary.

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