Verboticism: Billibuster

'But my other sock has a hole in it...'

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

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Billibuster

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: bill/i/bust/ur

Sentence: Jill was a seasoned billibuster. Her stand on spending escalated into fights involving whipping each other with five dollar bills. That was pretty ineffectual so they tossed coins instead.

Etymology: bill (as in dollar) + filibuster (opponent deliberately hindering the passage of a bill) + bustup (fight)

Points: 506

Comments: Billibuster

Kyoti - 2007-07-16: 13:23:00
Nothing says "What were you thinking?" like swinging a bag of nickels on a Friday night.

ziggy41 - 2007-07-16: 16:03:00
[No one got hurt in the making of that sentence] great word