economic suicide

Saying or performing inappropriate words or actions at work that could lead to getting terminated or blackballed.

If Susie keeps telling ethnic jokes, she's going to commit economic suicide

by susie Q saint November 13, 2007

Economic Downturn

When the state of the economy affects your social life.

"Hey Soph, want to go to Vegas?"
"Can't. Economic Downturn"

"why would you buy $40 worth of paper products during an economic downturn?"

In the midst of an economic downturn, Amanda frequents all convenience stores and takes a penny from the "take a penny leave a penny" tray.

by Broke7386 December 18, 2008

supply side economics

a macroeconomic theory that deals with the aggregate supplu curve instead of the aggregate demand curve. It is a patch to original Keynesian economics which were not concerned with aggregate supply.

supply side economics were responsible for the economic booms of the '20s '50s and '80s

by MizNiz October 2, 2006

economic anorexic

unable to eat every day because you cant afford it

Wow jenny is getting skinny.

Yeah she lost her job and is economic anorexic

by mdjf February 3, 2009

econoclast

n. 1. One who attacks and seeks to overthrow economies.

2. One who destroys faith and trust in sacred economic principles.

(With apologies to the American Heritage Dictionary)

Those who demanded the removal of safeguards provided by common sense, accounting principles, fiduciary obligations and minimal regulation were in fact, econoclasts.

Who needs thieves and extortionists when you have econoclasts?

He was accused of being an econclast, but he was in fact an econopath, i.e. he couldn't help himself.

by astronav November 23, 2009

econo-buzz

Booze that is cheap enough to buy in large enough quantities in order to maximize your binge.

It's a long weekend and I haven't gotten paid - looks like I'll be buying econo-buzz.

by ballistic8 September 29, 2010

Economy fuck

This term has two definitions:
It can be use to describe a larger sized partner you pick up the night previously.
or
Something that our politicians are so adept at doing.

Yeah (insert name of your countries leadership here) have really given us a ballistic "economy fuck

by thelonestranger August 14, 2011