Carpocalypse
n.— «Did you suffer a major cut in pay due to the Carpocalypse? Did you have to remove your name from the list for the next Ferrari über-car?» —“Race Car Replicas: Ferrari Enzo Performance For Carpocalypse Prices” Jalopnik Jan. 5, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
Further reading
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