affluenza

Attempting to meet non-material needs through the consumption of material goods

My life sucks and I have no friends... a trip to the mall will make me feel better!

by Torch October 21, 2004

affluenza

Money-sickness, ie greed.

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

by Bec December 14, 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 17, 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 12, 2005

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 23, 2019