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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
Verboticisms
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Buckerfool
Created by: dstorm78
Pronunciation: buck-er-fool
Sentence: All we ever do is buckerfool, can't we just get along for once?
Etymology: Several choices have been offered to explain the etymology of this word, but the most common states it is a combination of the word 'buck' for money or for the violent movements of some animals, and fool, someone who fights or acts stupid. Plus, as an a
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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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).
Obsessash
Created by: lebeast
Pronunciation:
Sentence: I've been known to be slightly obsessash in the past, but if I didnt worry about who was bringin home the bacon, who would?
Etymology: obsessed + cash
Palooza
Created by: afrochic
Pronunciation: pah loo zah
Sentence: "Tim and I were arguing yesterday." "Are you sure you guys werent having a palooza" "Come to think of it, maybe we were"
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
niceeeee - afrochic, 2007-01-04: 19:19:00
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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)
Counterfight
Created by: ErWenn
Pronunciation: /'kaun-t&r-"fIt/
Sentence: Ostensibly, the argument was over doing chores around the house, but the married couple was really counterfighting about the fact that he didn't have a job.
Etymology: From counterfeit + fight. Also usable as a noun ("a nasty counterfight") and as an adjective ("a counterfight argument").
Boodlebrawl
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: boo-dle-brawl
Sentence: Bob and Betty Binder bet their boodle that Breakdown the Brown would best the bevy at Belmont, but the Bay broke through and Breakdown balked so the Binders were broke. Bob and Betty broke for the bar, however the booze made them bicker and battle about the bills, bringing the biggest boodlebrawl the Belmont had ever beheld. Browsing bystanders bet on whether the Binders would be bounced from the bar or banned from the benches.
Etymology: boodle: slang for money + brawl: loud noisy argument
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
Greenspat
Created by: Peedl
Pronunciation: green-spat
Sentence:
Etymology: green, the color of money and spat, a petty fight.
