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DON'T PANIC! You can buy your way out.

An open list of 108 words by gangerh.

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'nic' buying words. a silly list enkindled by the threat of a shortage of lower-case letters on wordie. in my opinion.

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  • gangerh Again, again. Mar 30, 2012

  • frindley Reminds me of Die Schopfling. Jul 27, 2008

  • bilby "Drivers are being urged to buy only the fuel they need as 600 tanker drivers stage a four-day strike.
    The drivers, who work for two companies delivering fuel to Shell forecourts in the UK, walked out at 0600 BST and have picketed a number of sites in the UK.
    Talks aimed at resolving the dispute ended without agreement when the Unite union rejected an improved pay offer."
    - 'Don't panic-buy' motorists urged, BBC website, 13 June 2008. Jun 13, 2008

  • gangerh Wow! fbharjo, you've been on a major buying spree! Thanks for all the additions. I'll have to unwrap most of them later! May 12, 2008

  • dontcry i'm using an -onic rule, just for kicks. Apr 28, 2008

  • dontcry oops, nic not ic -- my bad, *sniff* Apr 28, 2008

  • Prolagus I'm following a -anic rule, just for my pleasure. Apr 28, 2008

  • gangerh On further reflection, let's stick with the -nic ending. Apr 28, 2008

  • gangerh On the list wordn't-you-just-know-it, sionnach said: "I guess there's also cathartic buying. And corybantic buying. chthonic, demonic, hedonic buying."

    Good. All very good, sionnach! I did have the ending -nic in mind. But I've made it an open list so who knows where it will go?. Definitions would be good. And should be good! Good grief, I've just re-read this and you'd think I'd been out panic-buying goods!

    Apr 28, 2008

  • gangerh For list concept clues, perhaps see panic buying. Apr 28, 2008