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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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Cashbash

Created by: Alchemist

Pronunciation: KASH-bash

Sentence: I only asked when dinner would be ready, but soon Susan and I were in a full-fledged cashbash.

Etymology: cash (money, currency) + bash (hit or smite)

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Lucrebicker

Created by: IanArcher

Pronunciation: LOO'-ker-bik-ker

Sentence: When Nate and Tess tried to remember what they had fighting about, they realized that they had been lucrebickering.

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Cashpat

Created by: allwise

Pronunciation: kæsh-pæt

Sentence: She wanted to travel, he wanted to save the money. A classic lovers cashpat ensued.

Etymology: cash + spat

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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)

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Mongument

Created by: Dormin87

Pronunciation: mung-you-meant

Sentence: I had a massive mongument with my fiancee today, all because I bought her these expensive earrings that she hates.

Etymology: Money, combined with argument

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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:

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Monightsquise

Created by: hairydoginparis

Pronunciation: mon-ite-sc-ise

Sentence: My wife and I monightsquise daily about seemingly dumb things like socks.

Etymology: money+fight+disquise

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Currentrip

Created by: Chistinalove

Pronunciation: cur - ren - trip

Sentence: Our latest currentrip started over my asking him if he would like a cup of coffee.

Etymology: curren - currency/current trip - like guilt trip or power trip

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Econargument

Created by: Javeson1

Pronunciation: eck-on-arr-gyoo-ment

Sentence: many couples seem to be econarguing lately.

Etymology: economics (money) plus argument

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Altercashion

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Created by: artr

Pronunciation: awl-ter-kash-shuhn

Sentence: Whenever Tony is feeling down he likes to buy himself something, usually something stupid or unnecessary. Last week's purchase of a batmobile replica brought on the expected altercashion with his wife. It's not that they didn't need a car, to her, it was a concern that she had no space to bring home the groceries.

Etymology: altercation (a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy) + cash (money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government)

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