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The word has been widely adopted in English since the 1970s [4] based on the belief that it literally means "fat taker" or greedy person and therefore carries an implied critique of white people and colonialism. Academic linguistic studies of the etymology of wašíču propose other origins for the word.
In Slovak the word mamonár is sometimes used to refer to a greedy person. The word "mammona" is quite often used in the Finnish and Estonian languages as a synonym of material wealth. In German, the word "Mammon" is a colloquial and contemptuous term for "money". Usually as a phrase in combination with the adjective "schnöde" ("der schnöde ...
The initial motivation for (or purpose of) greed and actions associated with it may be the promotion of personal or family survival. It may at the same time be an intent to deny or obstruct competitors from potential means (for basic survival and comfort) or future opportunities; therefore being insidious or tyrannical and having a negative connotation.
In 2022, it was “goblin mode”—referring to “unapologetically self-indulgent, lazy, slovenly, or greedy” behavior. And in 2021, at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic and discourse about ...
The French Academy dictionary suggested that the term 'gourmand' was a synonym of 'glutton' or 'greedy'. [5] Henri Brispot's A gourmand. An alternative and older usage of the word is to describe a person given to excess in the consumption of food and drink, as a glutton [2] or a trencherman. [citation needed]
After making a promising directorial debut with 2021’s Western “Old Henry,” filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli is back with the twisted black-comedy thriller “Greedy People,” which harkens back ...
Greed, a film by Erich von Stroheim; Greed, a film featuring Jason London; Greed, a satirical film by Michael Winterbottom; Greed, a 1999 American TV quiz show . Greed (UK game show), a British television quiz show
In Latin documents de was the equivalent of the English "of", as de la for "at" (so de la Pole for "Atte Poole"; compare such names as "Attwood" or "Attwater"). In English this "of" disappeared during the 15th century: for example the grandson of Johannes de Stoke (John of Stoke) in a 14th