MASSTIGE

PRONUNCIATION: (mas-TEEZH, -TEEJ)

MEANING: noun: Products that have the perception of luxury, but are relatively affordable and marketed to masses.
adjective: Relating to such a product.

ETYMOLOGY: A blend of mass market and prestige. Earliest documented use: 1996.
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AMASSTIGE - what you get for having the biggest collection of anything

MANSTIGE - French equivalent of "street cred;" compare "macho"

MASSTINGE - a touch of Boston (including the frugality)