"spillionaire" meaning in English

See spillionaire in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

Forms: spillionaires [plural]
Etymology: Blend of spill + millionaire. Etymology templates: {{blend|en|spill|millionaire}} Blend of spill + millionaire Head templates: {{en-noun}} spillionaire (plural spillionaires)
  1. (informal) A person who acquires a substantial amount of money by being paid to participate in the cleanup of an oil spill. Tags: informal
    Sense id: en-spillionaire-en-noun-QxTcKqc0 Categories (other): English blends, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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