by meckaleckahigh March 18, 2009
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A scam involving paying off money to old investors with new investors' money. Eventally the last group of people paying into the scam never get their money back.
A scam involving paying off money to old investors with new investors' money. Eventally the last group of people paying into the scam never get their money back.
Bill: Hey Will, what's this line on my paycheck that says "Social security"?
Will: It's the government's ponzi scheme. You'll never see that money again.
Will: It's the government's ponzi scheme. You'll never see that money again.
by Pseu D. Onym October 11, 2010
Get the ponzi scheme mug.The process of winning new church members by indoctrinating additional recruiters and missionaries. Specifically (but not exclusively) for the Roman catholic church.
Go out my children and ponzificate.
Proselytize and ponzificate!
Those on the lowest tear of the ponzification pyramid are screwed - only those at the top go to heaven.
Proselytize and ponzificate!
Those on the lowest tear of the ponzification pyramid are screwed - only those at the top go to heaven.
by Kai_F April 13, 2010
Get the Ponzificate mug.A person who repeatedly burns bridges. From the French 'pont', meaning bridge, and the English 'arsonist', meaning one who maliciously sets fire to property.
by neologismo March 6, 2011
Get the Pontarsonist mug.An Attention Span Ponzi Scheme is a system of recruitment of people to pay attention to a topic. People recruited to the topic are then encouraged to drag in the attention spans of others.
The entire system collapses when everyone realizes that the topic is bankrupt of value to be discussed in the first place.
The entire system collapses when everyone realizes that the topic is bankrupt of value to be discussed in the first place.
Examples of Attention Span Ponzi Schemes include chain letters, time-wasting Facebook applications, and any social reference group that is based on recruiting others to participate or play for the subject to have sustained interest.
by GarethBeaumains March 12, 2009
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