spendicitis

English

Etymology

Blend of spend +‎ appendicitis.

Noun

spendicitis (uncountable)

1. (humorous) Excessive spending viewed as a medical disorder.
   • 1904, Official Journal of the Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers of America, volume 18, page 493:

     If you have spendicitis, put a padlock upon your purse, for it is better to starve to death than to live a spendthrift.

   • 1949, We, the People: The Yearbook of Public Opinion, Paebar Company, page 174:

     The way taxes, licenses and truck fees have been boosted in California the past year, it appears our representatives have been afflicted with a very bad case of spendicitis.

   • 2006, Lyman Rose, Winning the War Againist Debt: Managing Your Personal Finances to Eliminate Debt, CFI, →ISBN, page ix:

     This can cause spendicitis. This disease warps your brain into thinking that if your credit card still clears a transaction, you'll probably have enough money to cover it . . . someday.

   • For more quotations using this term, see Citations:spendicitis.