Econemotionomics

It was said a long time ago that there is nothing new under the sun. Often in this age of information, when one has a blinding flash of inspiration - a new gadget to save countless hours, a new theory to shatter the status quo's paradigm, or possibly the Funniest Joke In the World - one need only search through related topics on Google for a few minutes to find out that your gem of inspiration is nothing more than fool's gold that's been found, examined and discarded by many an explorer before you.

However, over a few pints the other night, I uttered a word that struck me as not being one that I've heard before. I stumbled home from the bar, the word still stirring in my head. I went to Google, typed it in, expecting to find a litany of clever, witty uses of the word already floating through cyberspace, but to my shock, it only returned 2 highly unrelated results.

I searched through multiple iterations of the word, and consistently came up empty-handed in my queries to find proof that my idea was not original. After several minutes of searching, I am going to declare that I, Ronnie James William Deschenes (Esq.), have discovered a new word.

I now know how Columbus felt before he met the Indians, how Fleming must have felt when the rot in his petri dish cured his cold, how Neil Armstrong must have felt before he blew his line. (It's one small step for a man, Neil. A man.)

With the flag of Ron now firmly planted in this word, I present to you my great linguistic invention:

econemotional

adj; to experience emotions related to economic stimuli.

1. expressing emotion: relating to or expressing emotion related to financial and economic matters

"Jim gets very econemotional whenever I suggest bringing back Glass-Steagall."

2. easily affected by emotions: being by nature easily affected by or quick to express emotions related to financial and economic matters

"Sally is very econemotional; whenever I'm broke, she threatens to divorce me."

3. affected by emotion: affected or characterized by emotion, especially sadness an emotional tribute

"I got really econemotional watching Hank Paulson try to selflessly save the economy by giving his former co-workers billions of dollars. He's such a brave man."

4. inspired by emotion: inspired or governed by emotion, and not by reason or willpower

"I saw those shoes at the mall, and I figured, well... Yeah, they do cost $350, but they'll make me happy, and it's more important to be happy than rich, right? So I bought two pairs. It was an econemotional decision."

And now, I may take my leave from this world knowing that I have created at least one true original thought; that's right, that's my word!