Consumerism-core

An aesthetic of wasting money on things you know you will never touch in years.

God why is this normalized on tiktok WHY

Sarah: Look guys I've got 50 hello kitty plushies aiming for a billion or maybe a trillion LIKE GOD I LOVE CONSUMERISM-CORE

Tom: (absolutely confused)

by ConnorBroski December 17, 2024

Consumerism Bait

(Also know as consumer bait)
A piece of media that makes you want to spend/ earn wealth, for something you don’t want, just to impress or one up others.

“Karen’s instagram stories of her new car is so consumerism bait.”

by Thelordskush July 7, 2025

Precarized Consumerism

The contemporary condition where consumerism persists—indeed, intensifies—even as the material conditions that once supported it collapse. Workers on starvation wages, unable to afford housing or healthcare, are nevertheless saturated with consumerist ideology and compelled to participate in markets for goods that are increasingly shoddy, deceptive, and overpriced. Precarized consumerism encompasses the "false foods" that taste like chocolate but contain none, the fast fashion that disintegrates after three washes, the electronics designed to fail, and the constant pressure to consume despite having nothing. It's consumerism for people who can't afford to be consumers—a treadmill of desire running on empty, powered by debt, desperation, and the hollow promise that the next purchase will finally deliver the satisfaction that never comes.

Example: "She spent her entire weekly wage on 'chocolate-flavored' candy bars that contained zero cocoa, a perfect specimen of Precarized Consumerism—consuming the sign of consumption without any of its substance."

by Dumu The Void March 12, 2026

Transitional Consumerism

Definition: “Transitional consumerism is the media, products, and cultural trends people engage with during major in-between stages of life…”

Example: “Two friends visited the mall during their adolescence. Without Transitional Consumerism, they wouldn’t have cherished memories of growing up together.”

by Shon Veil November 23, 2025

consumenthusiasm

the "omg, I have to have that!!!" feeling that motivates you to move your lazy self to a store and purchase the aforementioned item

I might actually buy a PS3 now that it's smaller and cheaper, but I don't even have a decent TV yet, and can't find the consumenthusiasm to buy one.

by N M 1234567890 August 19, 2009

Consume thine buttocks

A very formal way of saying ''Eat my ass, eat yo ass, eat his/her ass, etc.'', the meaning is of course based on the context or phrasing of the sentence.

Example 1:
Teacher: "Bob! Don't put your legs on top of the table!"
Bob: "You can eat my ass."
Teacher: "Excuse me?! How dare you say that! Apologize this instant!"
Bob: "Oh, I am sorry, let me rephrase that, I am allowing you to consume thine buttocks."

Example 2:
Prince: "Oh princess, oh the dear one, the beauty of this kingdom, I have always wished to see you this close, and as close as a woman and a man can be. I have tastes that you might question but, will you allow me to consume thine buttocks?"
Princess: "The fuck... Nah, let's not..."

by CoffeeK_ November 26, 2018

consuemer

A product/service-user who is always looking for opportunities to profit from said commodity's manufacturers/suppliers in court.

As many stupid-a** "you may be entitled to a share of a huge class-action settlement" banner-ads dat I see on da Internet, those advertisers seem to think dat we are all just a bunch of opportunistic consuemers!

by QuacksO November 17, 2019