windorphin
n.— «Windorphins is the latest buzzword in eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) CEO Meg Whitman’s vernacular. It’s the contraction of winning and endorphins, and it’s what the world’s leading online marketplace is hoping to stir up as it improves the auction user experience at eBay.» —“Fool on the Street: eBay Hunts Windorphins” by Rick Aristotle Munarriz The Motley Fool Mar. 8, 2007. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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