affluenza, n. a painful, contagious, socially transmitted condition of overload, debt, anxiety and waste resulting from the dogged pursuit of more. (DeGraff, 2002)
Example Usage of Affluenza
mycatholicvoice: Affluenza - Have you ever caught yourself “keeping up with the Joneses?” It’s something that happens to the best of us. http://ow.ly/Iz5T
suziewebb: Looking around for a book to give to a man who sits outside all day. Grapes of Wrath, Road to 9/11, Affluenza... not quite the ticket.
bluecrabby: needs to come down with nasty case of Affluenza.
