shaleionaire means A person who has become rich by allowing natural gas to be extracted from a shale deposit situated below land they own. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 82 out of 100.
Etymology
Blend of shale + millionaire.
noun
- A person who has become rich by allowing natural gas to be extracted from a shale deposit situated below land they own.“What we have here is a modern-day gold rush or, more correctly, a shale gas rush, which I have termed a shalenanza, which has created many shaleionaires (a term invented by someone else).”