Verboticism: Clashout

'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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Clashout

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: clash-out

Sentence: What started as Mandy's request for her husband to put the cap back on the toothpaste after brushing soon turned into a clashout over him being passed over for a promotion at work for not smiling enough in front of customers.

Etymology: "lashout" + "cash"; also, "cash" + "blowout"

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