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frugalista

A thrift shopper who will stop at nothing to get a bargain; including trampling store employees to death. The term is a combination of "frugal" and the Spanish suffix "-ista" which connoting someone who is dedicated to a cause.
Black Friday saw the emergence of a new breed of shopper, the frugalistas, as they stampeded into a store for Christmas shopping; trampling an employee to death.
frugalista by Joe Rodolico December 16, 2008
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frugalista

Someone who is like a recessionista, but lives that way whether or not there is a reccession.
Karen lived her life as a frugalista, therefore she was always shopping at SalVal and Goodwill for clothes.
frugalista by manderjean January 2, 2010

frugalista

A new breed of thrift shoppers that will trample or kill anyone who stands in between them and a bargain.
Black Friday was really sad this year when a mob of frugalistas trampled a guy to death just to save a few dollars on Christmas shopping.
frugalista by Joe Rodolico December 16, 2008

frugalista

The latest and possibly most irritating in a series of Great Recession-era portmanteau. Also, a great reason never to buy clothes at Target.
Janice, Michele, and Kate are all frugalistas that have one thing in common: they wear bright orange pleather skorts and hi-five the mailman. They are also all dead inside.
frugalista by target_watcher October 7, 2009

Frugalista

Some gay term made by gay people to give them a gay subclass separate from the straight world so they can proclaim there gayness on a fashion in such a gay way as to shock the world on there gay ways.
I wear frugalista junk there for I am gay and therefore far superior then a straight person. I am not frugal, I am a frugalista, how could you not know. My junk is small because I am a frugalista.
Frugalista by Justwebster October 16, 2009

Frugalism 

The distinctive practice, system, philosophy and movement of being frugal.
I am so frugal, I am going to start a movement based on the practice and philosophy of frugalism.
Frugalism by bhm87 May 28, 2012

frugalitarian 

n. Person who is careful with his money, but not cheap or miserly, despite what people say.

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You still wearing those ratty shoes you bought at the thrift shop. What a cheapskate.

You will never understand the philosophy of the frugalitarian.

That is my hope.
frugalitarian by gnostic3 November 11, 2019
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