The art of selling the same thing twice to a person. Usually targetted at people who are very stupid window shoppers with a lot of money to spend on duplicates of useless things.
by Gunkglumb May 19, 2005
Consumerism is a cult like group of people that worship booty/pussy/Ect. They're one goal to consumer all.
I told my father that I converted to Consumerism, he processed to beat me out of joy. you are consumer, I am consumer, we are CONSUMERISM.
by The Best Uncle Tom November 19, 2018
The act of succumbing to or forcing someone into the consumer mentality; usually infers negative connotations.
James totally consumerized himself during a spending spree at the mall, buying an iPhone AND 3 pairs of Gap jeans.
by philipacamaniac February 27, 2008
by Haemoglobbin June 14, 2012
1. The practice of conspicuously buying flashy, expensive items and expecting them to fill the voids in one's life.
2. A pejorative used to malign people who enjoy material luxuries, implying that it's impossible for a person do so without having an unhealthy fixation on them. Usually used as a sour grapes excuse to hate people who can afford more luxuries than one's self.
2. A pejorative used to malign people who enjoy material luxuries, implying that it's impossible for a person do so without having an unhealthy fixation on them. Usually used as a sour grapes excuse to hate people who can afford more luxuries than one's self.
1. "Tiffany keeps spending all of her money on expensive designer clothing. When will she realize that it's personality, not consumerism, that wins friends?"
2. "Ugh, did you see Ted's new BMW with heated leather seats, a GPS navigation system, and a 6-disk CD changer? Anyone who would buy luxuries is obviously a disgusingly shallow and materialistic consumerist."
2. "Ugh, did you see Ted's new BMW with heated leather seats, a GPS navigation system, and a 6-disk CD changer? Anyone who would buy luxuries is obviously a disgusingly shallow and materialistic consumerist."
by Icarus3 October 27, 2005
A seriously over-rated form of modern day cult of commerce, whereby people buy goods. This has led to a rise in needless temptation as well as popular culture, which in turn results in mindless youths sinking into the morass of peer pressure and attention-seeking behaviour, all for the name of cold, hard cash.
Otherwise, a desirable practice.
Otherwise, a desirable practice.
by gad01 May 24, 2008
Microsoft helped to consumerize home computers, with the release of Microsoft Windows; a simple, user friendly operating system.
by Fargen November 10, 2007