consoomer
English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
consoomer (plural consoomers)
- Pronunciation spelling of consumer.
- 1897, Good Roads: Devoted to the Construction and Maintenance of Roads and Streets, page 206:
- ... wood respecksfulley sugyessed that a moshun be offerred at the next grand meetin' two consteitoot a noo comitey to be none as the “Bord of Supervishun of Manufactorries and Consoomers of Bicycles, Multycycles and Moatercycles" and […]
- 1907, The Electrical Engineer, page 17:
- He don't think only about how he makes th' juice or how much iv it leaks on th' way to th' consoomers? houses It don't, if he uses Glover's," said Mr. Dynamicables.
- 1936, ICC Practitioners' Journal:
- When the roads is bad and I can't get threw the consoomers can always get a few hundred pounds from the dealer to tide over till I get back." I don't allow to pay any of the mileage tax or any of the other tax in the towns and county […]
Etymology 2 edit
Blend of consume + coomer. Alternatively, consume + -oomer (Wojak/caricaturizing suffix).
Noun edit
consoomer (plural consoomers)
- (Internet slang, derogatory) Someone who displays extreme consumerism, especially slavish consumption of pop culture.
Related terms edit
- consoom (verb)
