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Subprime: Word of the Year!
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Andrew Leonard [2008-01-24]
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  • Where were you when you first heard the word, Subprime?

    I remember thinking, they make loans at below Prime Rate? How do I get one of those?

    -- aveutter
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    Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:52 PM

  • Subpriminal

    Subprime always made me think of meat that couldn't quite cut it. Hey, wait a minute, that IS what it is.

    -- Quiet Type
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    Thursday, January 24, 2008 12:57 PM

  • Uh Junkbond?

    We done been there already like.

    -- Nulla Sallus
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    Thursday, January 24, 2008 01:12 PM

  • And right behind it is "froth"

    Like, dude, that froth on my latte is soooo subprime. Like, it's so grody to the max; just gag me with a spoon, like, OK?

    -- conryw
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    Thursday, January 24, 2008 03:27 PM

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