"Moneygeddon" meaning in English

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Proper name

IPA: /ˌmʌniːˈɡɛdən/ [Received-Pronunciation]
enPR: mŭ'nēgĕʹdən [Received-Pronunciation] Etymology: Coined by Danielle Ward and a public-relations think-tank for the first episode of the first series of Newswipe with Charlie Brooker, first televised on Wednesday 25 March in 2009 on BBC Four: money + -geddon, from Armageddon (“the end of the world”). Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|money|geddon}} money + -geddon, {{m|en|Armageddon||the end of the world}} Armageddon (“the end of the world”) Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} Moneygeddon
  1. (often humorous, neologism) The late-2000s world economic recession. Wikipedia link: BBC Four, Danielle Ward, Moneygeddon, Newswipe with Charlie Brooker Tags: humorous, neologism, often Categories (topical): Historical events

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