Joe Rodolico's definitions

corporados

Overpaid officers of wealthy corporations who use political sway with elected representatives to promote policies perceived as detrimental to the public good. Combination or “corporate” and “ados” Spanish suffix for people who act in a certain manner.

Pension plans are being pared back drastically by the same corporados who squandered billions of the stockholders money, but not before paying themselves huge bonuses.

by Joe Rodolico June 12, 2006

credit card coolie

Any unskilled worker laboring to pay off huge debts.

Low income individuals can be quite optimistic about the future when using plastic instead of cash to make purchases. But if, for some reason, they suffer a financial setback, that little piece of plastic may turn them into credit card coolies.

by Joe Rodolico January 26, 2007

credit card slave

A person working to pay off huge debts.

Freya didn't really understand how credit card interest rates work, and ran up large debts during her college days. Now, she is a credit card slave; because most of her salary goes into paying them off.

by Joe Rodolico January 26, 2007

toxic wife

A woman who only marries for financial gain. Once the money is gone, she quickly leaves her husband and takes what little money is left with her.

After Howard lost everything in the stock market bust, he realized what a toxic wife Wanda really was when she emptied out their joint bank account and split.

by Joe Rodolico December 19, 2008

WDI

World Depression One. What the world will experience in the coming years, if the global financial meltdown is not stopped.

No one could have imagined that the great prosperity of the early part of this century was just an illusion and would end in WDI (World Depression One).

by Joe Rodolico March 18, 2009

sudden jihad syndrome (SJS)

A feeling of sympathy for al Qaeda that inspires local terrorists to carry out attacks on the U.S., even though there was no previous affiliation between the groups.

When the local terrorist group saw al Qaeda getting pounded on TV, they were overcome with an attack of sudden jihad syndrome (SJS), and decided to strike the nearest soft target.

by Joe Rodolico January 8, 2009

Tierney

A title of honor for an extremely attractive, single female in sixth-century Ireland. Voting was held in small villages.

Her beauty, charm and innate breeding won her the title of Tierney of the village.

by Joe Rodolico January 31, 2007