Meanings
plural recessionistas
- informalSomeone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.First known use late 2000s
Well, things are very different now the downturn has started to take its toll. This year, credit crunched recessionistas are more likely topics of conversation, according to the people at Collins dictionaries at least.
2009 January 14, Hilary Osborne, “Empty of pocket, rich in diction: The credit crunched dictionary”, in The GuardianSynonyms: frugalista
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSomeone who can dress stylishly on a tight budget.
Origin
From recession + -ista, after the pattern of fashionista.
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recessionista. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessionista
“recessionista.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/recessionista. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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