Deathilator (death + ventilator)
During the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, ventilators were used. The ventilators blew out lungs, and many of the ventilated patients died. A ventilator sometimes became nicknamed a…
Deathvax
Entry in progress -- BP Wikipedia: COVID-19 pandemicThe COVID-19 pandemic, also known as the coronavirus pandemic, is an ongoing pandemic of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) caused by severe…
Debbie Downer
"Debbie Downer" describes a person -- usually female, but not always -- who always brings bad news and depressing feelings to others. The "Debbie Downer" character was…
Debt Man Walking
"Debt man walking" (a pun on the title of the 1995 film Dead Man Walking) refers to someone in a lot of debt. The moniker was the title of a book, Debt Man Walking: a 10-step investment…
Debt Star (debt + death star)
The Star Wars science fiction movies featured the Death Star -- a fictional space station capable of destroying a planet with its laser weaponry. In early 2009, a graphic poster was made of the…
Debt-Serfdom
"Debt-serfdom" (or "debt serfdom") is a condition where someone works like a serf or slave to eliminate a large debt. The term "debt serfdom" has existed since at…
Debtberg (debt + iceberg)
"Debtberg" (debt + iceberg) is a reference to the RMS Titanic that hit an iceberg in the North Atlantic Ocean and sank on April 15, 1912. Like an iceberg, the debt obligations of the…
Debtcropper (debt + sharecropper)
A "debtcropper" (debt + sharecropper) is someone who is a slave to debt. Matt Stoller's "A Debtcropper Society" in Next New Deal (The Blog of the Roosevelt Institute)…
Debtmageddon (debt + Armageddon)
"Debtmageddon" (debt + Armageddon) became a popular term in July 2011, as the federal government discussed raising the nation's debt ceiling and debated cutting spending (to decrease…
Debtocracy (debt + democracy); Debtocrat (debt + bureaucrat/Democrat)
The movie Debtocracy (2011) about the Greek debt crisis of 2010 defined its title as "debt" and "democracy." While the film popularized the term, "debtocracy" has…
Debtoholic (debt + -oholic)
Entry in progress -- B.P. TwitterJF@jmf27614Democrats have no grasp of reality. Spendoholics, Debtoholics. #tcot #glennbeck #rush #tcot #sgp #teaparty http://www.cnbc.com//id/354586226:42 PM -…
Debtpocalypse (debt + apocalypse)
"Debtpocalypse” (debt + apocalypse) became a popular term in July 2011, as the federal government discussed raising the nation’s debt ceiling and debated cutting spending (to decrease the…
Decaf (short of “decaffeinated”)
"Decaf" is short for "decaffeinated," a removing of caffeine from such products as coffee, tea, and soda. Nestlé marketed a product called "Decaf" instant coffee,…
Decafate
"Decafate" was the Urban Dictionary's "Urban Word of the Day" for June 20, 2013. According to the original Urban Dictionary entry from June 18, 2013, "decafate"…
Decafitation (decaf + decapitation)
"Decapitation" (cutting off someone's head) is sometimes written as the coffee joke portmanteau word "decafitation" (decaf coffee, to many a "decapitation" of…
Decepticrat (deception + Democrat)
"Decepticrat" (deception + Democrat) is a political epithet used by speakers who believe that Democrats are deceptive. "Decepticrat" has been cited in print since at least 2007.…
Decoration Day
What is now called Memorial Day in the United States began in the 1860s as "Decoration Day" -- decorating the graves of dead soldiers with flowers. The first official "Decoration…
Deep Kimchi (deep trouble)
To be "in deep kimchi" is to be "in deep trouble" or "in deep doo-doo" or "in deep shit." Kimchi is a spicy a Korean delicacy consisting of pickled cabbage.…
Deep Pockets (“short arms and deep pockets”)
Money (such as coins and a wallet) is often kept in the pockets on a person's garment. A "deep pocket" would be able to hold more money. Lawyers developed legal strategies to go…
Deep State (state within a state)
Entry in progress -- B.P. Wikipedia: Deep state in the United StatesWriters, journalists, political scientists and political activists in the United States have for decades expressed concerns about…