by Haemoglobbin June 14, 2012
1. The practice of conspicuously buying flashy, expensive items and expecting them to fill the voids in one's life.
2. A pejorative used to malign people who enjoy material luxuries, implying that it's impossible for a person do so without having an unhealthy fixation on them. Usually used as a sour grapes excuse to hate people who can afford more luxuries than one's self.
2. A pejorative used to malign people who enjoy material luxuries, implying that it's impossible for a person do so without having an unhealthy fixation on them. Usually used as a sour grapes excuse to hate people who can afford more luxuries than one's self.
1. "Tiffany keeps spending all of her money on expensive designer clothing. When will she realize that it's personality, not consumerism, that wins friends?"
2. "Ugh, did you see Ted's new BMW with heated leather seats, a GPS navigation system, and a 6-disk CD changer? Anyone who would buy luxuries is obviously a disgusingly shallow and materialistic consumerist."
2. "Ugh, did you see Ted's new BMW with heated leather seats, a GPS navigation system, and a 6-disk CD changer? Anyone who would buy luxuries is obviously a disgusingly shallow and materialistic consumerist."
by Icarus3 October 27, 2005
A seriously over-rated form of modern day cult of commerce, whereby people buy goods. This has led to a rise in needless temptation as well as popular culture, which in turn results in mindless youths sinking into the morass of peer pressure and attention-seeking behaviour, all for the name of cold, hard cash.
Otherwise, a desirable practice.
Otherwise, a desirable practice.
by gad01 May 24, 2008
Consumerists are slaves with white collars. Advertisements have them chasing cars and clothes, working jobs they hate so they can buy shit they don't need. They are the middle children of history. No purpose or place. They have no great war, or great depression. Their great war should be a spiritual war. Their great depression is their lives. Raised by television to believe that one day they'll all be millionaires , movie gods and rock stars. But they won't.
All you read and..
Wear or see and..
Hear on TV..
Is a product..
Begging.. for your..
Fatass.. dirty..
Dollar.
Wear or see and..
Hear on TV..
Is a product..
Begging.. for your..
Fatass.. dirty..
Dollar.
by Tyler Durden April 22, 2004
bob: "did you see the hippies over there ranting about 'consumerism'?"
jake: "yeah, last week they were ranting on about some revolutionary crap"
jake: "yeah, last week they were ranting on about some revolutionary crap"
by socialistcrusher August 27, 2008
bob: "did you see the hippies over there ranting about 'consumerism'?"
jake: "yeah, last week they were ranting on about some revolutionary crap"
jake: "yeah, last week they were ranting on about some revolutionary crap"
by socialistcrusher August 27, 2008
The act of succumbing to or forcing someone into the consumer mentality; usually infers negative connotations.
James totally consumerized himself during a spending spree at the mall, buying an iPhone AND 3 pairs of Gap jeans.
by philipacamaniac February 27, 2008