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consoomer en · NOUN · etymology 1

Meanings

1. (alt-of, pronunciation-spelling) Pronunciation spelling of consumer.
   alt of consumer
   • 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. 1907, The Electrical Engineer, page 17:
   • 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[…] 1936, ICC Practitioners' Journal:
   • ... 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[…] 1897, Good Roads: Devoted to the Construction and Maintenance of Roads and Streets, page 206:

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consoomer en · NOUN · etymology 2

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Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub- Proto-Indo-European *h₁em- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₁émeti Proto-Italic *emō Latin emō Latin sūmō Latin cōnsūmōder. Old French consumerbor. Middle English consumen English consume Proto-Indo-European *gʷem- Proto-Indo-European *gʷémt Proto-Germanic *kwemaną Proto-West Germanic *kweman Old English cuman Middle English comen English come English cum English coom Proto-Indo-European *bʰā- Proto-Germanic *bō-redup. Proto-Germanic *babô Proto-West Germanic *babō Old English *baba Middle English babe Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y Middle English baby English baby English boom Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English boomer ▲ English baby English boom English baby boom ▲ English -er English baby boomerellip. English boomerbf. English -oomer blend English coomer blend ▲ English consume ▲ English -oomer blend English consoomer Blend of consume + coomer, or a blend of consume + -oomer (Wojak/caricaturizing suffix).

Meanings

1. (Internet, derogatory) Someone who displays extreme consumerism, especially slavish consumption of pop culture.

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