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Compondo 

Wow..I got so much compondo right now!
Compondo by Halle Berry, Halle Berry December 31, 2009

compendinarium 

A word coined by Chris Antista of GamesRadar.com, it has the same basic definition as compendium, but seems a bit more special because of the added "narium".
Did you check the address compendinarium?
compendinarium by The DAR August 25, 2010

Comprende 

To Understand, usually ask in a question, which is finished with Comprende.
Comprende? : You Understand?
Comprende by Conor Nickargra May 16, 2006

compressor 

Compressor/Kompressor refers to any Mercedes Benz with a supercharged engine. Superchargers force air into an internal combustion engine to increase horsepower and torque.
Money on the dresser / drive a Compressor / Top notch hos get the most / not the lesser - UGK Ft Outkast - Int'l Players Anthem
compressor by jja_0 August 19, 2009

comprador 

(SOCIOLOGY) merchant class in a colony; usually dependent on exports of raw material from the colony (or former colony) in exchange for overpriced imports from the former colonial power.

As a class, the compradors are usually nationalistic--they usually want the trappings of independence. However, they are totally dependent on the global economy and its structure of hegemony. The rich nations benefit from excellent terms of trade, specialization in manufactured goods or intellectual property, etc.

After nominal independence, the comprador class usually become very powerful in the former colony; major powers like the USA or the EU ensure the comprador remain the de facto leaders of the colony. Anti-US rhetoric is usually just political theater or may reflect petty rivalry on the part of the compradors with their foreign masters.
Eventually, the terms of trade become so bad that the relationship breaks down and the country suffers a sovereign debt default, revolution, or permanent FUBAR status. At this point the comprador class has to share power with the local Junker class.
comprador by Abu Yahya May 18, 2010

Tutto compreso 

From the Italian meaning all inclusive. In American parlance it is used to mean everything and nothing at the same time, but mostly nothing. When, for example, there is so much/too much that it becomes meaningless or useless.
I have every iPad app known to man, but most are pretty useless. Very tutto compreso.
Tutto compreso by Munmunword April 18, 2011