Definitions
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- noun pejorative
Corrupt orinauthentic capitalism ; capitalism viewed as an inherentlyflawed orunjust system .
Etymologies
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Blend of crap and capitalism.
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Examples
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I like to call it crapitalism because eventually capitalists will make crap and charge the max for it.
MIND MELD: Is Science Fiction Responsible for the Lack of Public Interest in Space Exploration? 2008
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- you refer to capitalism as "crapitalism" and point it out if no one picks up on it
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Francis Fucking Fukuyama's imbecilic meditation on the glories of crapitalism.
Progressive Bloggers 2010
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CAP and TRADE is just more hocus pocus for crapitalism to keep profits above life!
CNN Political Ticker 2009
bilby commented on the word crapitalism
A bodgy system of economics premised on the free circulation of misery in the guise of money. Shitty.
February 8, 2009