Verboticism: Tendertiff
DEFINITION: v. To have a big fight over nothing, that is really a fight about money. n. An argument about money
Tendertiff
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: ten-der-tiff
Sentence: They were very fond of each other, yet had frequent tendertiffs on seemingly inane problems, the root cause being money.
Etymology: tender (legal tender = money and also gentle) + tiff (petty quarrel)
Points: 521