Shalionaire

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ʃeɪljəˈnɛə/

Origin

shalemillionaire

Full definition of shalionaire

Noun

1. (informal, rare) A person who has grown wealthy on the profits of shale gas fracking.
• 2013, Bill Powers, Cold, Hungry and in the Dark: Exploding the Natural Gas Supply Myth, Douglas & McIntyre, ISBN 9780865717435, notes on chapter 5, page 237, endnote 9:Aubrey McClendon, interview with Leslie Stahl, Shalionaires (CBS “60 Minutes,” November 14, 2010), FLV video, 13:25, youtube.com/watch?v=Vr6b-WzIcyo.