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Get Ahold Of 

This is an American expression which can be used in a number of ways:
1 To obtain an item, by purchase, borrowing or other means;
2 To initiate contact or communicate with a person or persons or an organisation;
3 To understand or appreciate an idea, concept or theory;

The British use the expression get hold of in a similar way.
1 “Can you get ahold of any 2 inch 10 brass screws?”
2 “That cunt Malcolm’s gone off somewhere, I can’t get ahold of him.”
3 “His ideas are so abstruse they’re difficult to get ahold of.”
Get Ahold Of by AKACroatalin November 29, 2016
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Apoplithorismosphobia 

The fear of monetary and economic deflation, as coined by Austrian economist Mark Thornton
The vast majority of mainstream economists and policy-makers suffer from chronic apoplithorismosphobia. Thus, they recommend aggressive central banking and monetary inflation

apoplexy 

(Uh-Pawp-lehxee)
1. Rage; a fit of great anger
2. a sudden pouring of blood into an organ or tissue
3. Sudden impairment of neurological function, especially that resulting from a cerebral hemorrhage; a stroke.
1a. Apoplexy Within a void
1b. With apoplexy filling the mind of Jody, there was no stoping her without tranquilizing her.
1c. The proud... members suffered collective apoplexy, and this year they are out for blood (David Finch)
3. Apoplexy has made it difficult for Vince to live his life perfect, as it was before, again.

Rage sometimes causes excessive bleeding into something, such as a vein poping and bleeding out, thus rage would cause cerebral hemorrhage or any type of bleeding into an organ if too serious.
apoplexy by Kelpie October 7, 2005
(n.) addicted to being a perpetual asshole.
F her! She’s an aholik!

stupid irritating ridiculous jerk asshole prick detestable
aholik by Csinaco January 16, 2011

skate-aholic

Somone who can't get enough skateboarding in their life, and would basically lay down their life if were told they weren't allowed to skate ever again.
Yo dude, Jim is such a skate-aholic. Hes been into it so hardcore that for the past 2 weeks he accidently forgot to eat or sleep.
skate-aholic by PCJ July 4, 2005

Apoplexy 

A lot of anger, or in medical terminology a cerebral stroke, usually caused by a hemorrhage in the brain.
Governor Palin's speech and the apoplectic left. Apoplexy
Apoplexy by Isolo October 25, 2008