affluenza

Money-sickness, ie greed.

"New car, new house and a huge boat... he has affluenza again."

by Bec December 13, 2003

affluenza

When someone wants nothing more to accumulate goods (and) or wealth.

Random Person: Wow, looks like that person has affluenza!

by AlphaWolfess February 16, 2005

affluenza

1. An unfortunate social disease, among whose many symptoms include rich suburban kids pretending to be "street" while secretly processing their business school apps at night.

2. An inflated sense of entitlement wholly unrelated to talent or effort, currently seen spreading across the developed world.

This was once a decent, if unremarkable, high school cafeteria, before the dread onset of affluenza. Now mail order bling and off-kilter hats reign to dismay the sane...

by El Rob July 29, 2005

Affluenza

noun, AH-flu-en-za : 1) A disease caused by too much money. 20 Afflicted with affluence in a negative way. symptoms may include boredom, alcoholism, apathy and deviant behavior.

He is obviously suffering from chronic case of Affluenza.

or
Affluenza runs in my family , I'm taking the holidays on our private island cause it might be contagious.

by The Emperor, of course July 25, 2009

Adult Affluenza

A condition of entitlement among the Uber wealthy that they are above the law because of their financial status.

IT was ADULT AFFLUENZA that caused 77-year old Robert Kraft to engage in a prostitution ring with 100's of other wealthy men: as his dear friend, donald trump-- expressed condolences and felt nothing wrong had been done.

by pseudoman6 February 22, 2019

Affluence trap

Affluence trap is where successful couples and families have all the material trappings of wealth but are now committed to large regular payments and have to work extremely hard and are therefore "trapped" in their jobs.

John and Irene had worked hard to become successful but now found themselves with lots of commitments and in the "affluence trap"

by AffluentAndrew May 2, 2009

affluent

A person who is financially well-off. Having an abundent supply of material possessions. To be fortunate and prosperous.

He has 10 luxury cars and a mansion. He's affluent.

by Junos May 16, 2008