Money Words
There are a few words created to describe things we haven’t seen before, many of them have to do with money and finance. We celebrate a collection of words worthy of reflection here. Click through on the attributed author of those words and we share where it was first used when possible.
First Use 1973, by Ray Orrock
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First Use 1933, by Judge Ferdinand Pecora
“Bankster“
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Money Word – “Cashectomy” — Monty Python
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Money Word “Cryptofinance” — Seth Leedy
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“Feebate” — Amory Lovins
Money Word Fintech — Peter Knight
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Money Word “Millionerd” — Robert Haught
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“Plutonomy” — Sylvia Pfeifer
“Preimburse” — Nathan Smith
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“Stagflation” — Origin 70’s Oil Crisis
“Unicorn” — Aileen Lee
(Startups with Billion Dollar or more valuations)

Money Spelled with Scrabble Tiles
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