recessionista en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ɹɪˌsɛʃəˈnɪstə/
Etymology
From recession + -ista, after the pattern of fashionista.
Meanings
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(informal) Someone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.
Well, things are very different now the downturn has started to take its toll. This year, credit crunched recessionistas are more likely topics of conversation, according to the people at Collins dictionaries at least.
2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The Guardian:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| recessionistas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |