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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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Monemoanificate
Created by: grammatically
Pronunciation: mun-eh-MOHN-e-fi-cate
Sentence: There was no need to monemoanificate after Jim lost his paycheck.
Etymology: "mone" from the root MONEY; "moan" from the root MOANING; "ificate" from the root IFICATE MAKES THINGS SOUND FANCY
Fiscfight
Created by: kaykee
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Ann and clive were embroyled in a domestic fiscfight
Etymology: fiscal (of or pertainting to money) + fight
Fracash
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: fra/ca/sh
Sentence: They had a huge fracash that escalated to whipping coins at each other. For weeks after they sported the queen's face on their temples.
Etymology: fracas + cash
Gilttrip
Created by: maxxy
Pronunciation: GILT-trip
Sentence: After Jim quit his job, he and Rhonda gilttripped every night over which fast-food place they would eat at.
Etymology: gilt + guilt trip
Monetipathy
Created by: mickey666
Pronunciation:
Sentence: Of course, they both knew that their argument had nothing to do with clothes but everything to do with monetipathy.
Etymology:
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
Scrimplode
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: scrim-plode
Sentence: despite sticking to a tight budget, they still couldn't pay the phone bill... she knew tonight they may well scrimplode
Etymology: scrimp, implode
Goldbicker
Created by: dimercurio
Pronunciation: gold-bih-ker
Sentence: We spent five hours goldbickering over whether she should buy that new pair of shoes.
Etymology: gold (English) + bicker (English)
Greenspat
Created by: Peedl
Pronunciation: green-spat
Sentence:
Etymology: green, the color of money and spat, a petty fight.
Lucrement
Created by: ubgrud
Pronunciation: luke-ra-meant
Sentence: The couple downstairs were having a lucrement... it was just making me crazy.
Etymology: Lucre-money Argument-fight
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COMMENTS:
- erasmus, 2007-01-04: 05:07:00
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