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DEFINITION: v. To have a big fight over nothing, that is really a fight about money. n. An argument about money

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Coinflict

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: koyn flikt

Sentence: Every argument that Stan and Betty had was a coinflict over finances, or lack of them. Stan thought that money grew on trees and Betty was the tree surgeon.

Etymology: Coin (metal piece used as money) & Conflict (an open lash between two opposing sides)

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Cashscrapped

Created by: Psychicsi

Pronunciation: kash-scrap-ed

Sentence: Anita cashscrapped with her husband at the mall. It wasnt because he hated the dress, he just hated the price.

Etymology: Cash (as in money) + scrap (as in to fight). Also from the phrase cash-strapped (to have little money)

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Moanypenny

Created by: egonschiela

Pronunciation: moan-e-penny

Sentence: Aw come on, let's not start the evening with a moanypenny; have a glass of wine instead.

Etymology: moan (miserable groan) and penny (with apologies to Miss Moneypenny).

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Cashclash

Created by: ahwinters

Pronunciation: cash - klash

Sentence: Bill and Prissie's cashclash was resolved with make up sex and a desire to be more frugal.

Etymology: cash + clash

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Pelfpouting

Created by: quippingqueen

Pronunciation: pelf/pow/ting

Sentence: Pelfpouting runs rampant in a family that rarely sticks to the point during a spat, especially one involving who bought the wrong sized jar of garlic-flavored pickles for Uncle Jebb's birthday party last year.

Etymology: pelf = money + pouting = showing displeasure by thrusting out one's lips or wearing a sullen expression

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Doughaggro

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: do ag gro

Sentence: Let's start at the very beginning, a very good place to start. When you sing you begin with do-re-mi. When you mate you begin with Doughaggro, no mo dough means plenty of aggro! Dough, it's deer, way too deer;Ray, drop of clear moonshine; Me, a name I call myself; Fa, a long long time to pay;So, as my mother told me I told you So; LA- I wished I lived there now; Ti a drink with jam and dread; That would bring us back to Dough...I still need more dough...doughnations kindly accepted!

Etymology: Dough (Cash, funds, informal terms for money) & Aggro (aggravation;aggression)

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Quibbleloot

Created by: Maureen

Pronunciation: kwibble - loot

Sentence: Jane said why do you quibbleloot over my cooking when I know you really want to know how much I spent at the dress shop.

Etymology: Quibble - to argue. Loot - money

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Nullomoney

Created by: seifip

Pronunciation: null oh money

Sentence: I was nullomoneying him all the day without result!

Etymology: null + money

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Mongument

Created by: Dormin87

Pronunciation: mung-you-meant

Sentence: I had a massive mongument with my fiancee today, all because I bought her these expensive earrings that she hates.

Etymology: Money, combined with argument

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Pecunadillo

Created by: frippy

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Etymology: Derived from the Latin word pecunia (money) and combined with peccadillo (a trivial hang up)

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