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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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Monemoanificate

Created by: grammatically

Pronunciation: mun-eh-MOHN-e-fi-cate

Sentence: There was no need to monemoanificate after Jim lost his paycheck.

Etymology: "mone" from the root MONEY; "moan" from the root MOANING; "ificate" from the root IFICATE MAKES THINGS SOUND FANCY

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Gilttrip

Created by: maxxy

Pronunciation: GILT-trip

Sentence: After Jim quit his job, he and Rhonda gilttripped every night over which fast-food place they would eat at.

Etymology: gilt + guilt trip

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Quiddle

Carla

Created by: Carla

Pronunciation: kwid-l

Sentence: Yet again, they were having a quiddle - she refused to charge the take away to her card, as she had bought the wine. But he had paid for the taxi, and the loo roll. And so it went on.

Etymology: quid + quibble

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Cashtroversy

Created by: fonka99

Pronunciation: Cash-tro-versy

Sentence: At the end of the month as the bank balance ebbs towards the red, you can guarantee a cashtroversy or two.

Etymology: From cash and controversy

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Cashscrapped

Created by: Psychicsi

Pronunciation: kash-scrap-ed

Sentence: Anita cashscrapped with her husband at the mall. It wasnt because he hated the dress, he just hated the price.

Etymology: Cash (as in money) + scrap (as in to fight). Also from the phrase cash-strapped (to have little money)

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Obsessash

lebeast

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

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Moolahaha

artr

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: moōlähähä

Sentence: Jill says she is not a control freak but every time Jack spends money without checking with her first there is a moolahaha.

Etymology: moolah (money) + brouhaha (a noisy and overexcited critical response)

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COMMENTS:

mrskellyscl Funny -- great word! - mrskellyscl, 2009-08-10: 14:59:00

clever - mweinmann, 2009-08-11: 07:45:00

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Debtonations

Created by: nonpossumus

Pronunciation:

Sentence: Their explosive arguments were debtonations hardly worthy of the Nobel Peace Prize.

Etymology: Detonate

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Cashscrap

Created by: jrogan

Pronunciation: cash-scrap

Sentence: Ever since they they bought their new dream house, Annie and Bob have been in an endless cashscrap.

Etymology: cash + scrap

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COMMENTS:

Scrappy word. - Nosila, 2009-08-11: 01:32:00

Thanks! - jrogan, 2009-08-11: 07:33:00

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Argoldment

Krixwell

Created by: Krixwell

Pronunciation: are-gold-ment

Sentence: Jack and Jill had a huge fight over the destination of their summer vacation. Jack wanted to go to a much more expensive location, and while Jill pretended her reasons for not wanting to go there were based purely on the locations, they both knew it was, in essence, an argoldment.

Etymology: argument (fight, dispute, heated debate) + gold (Au, element 79, soft precious metal often synonymous with treasure or money although it is too soft to practically use for coins)

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COMMENTS:

Krixwell If it was up to Jill alone, they'd probably just go up some hill nearby and fetch a pail of water. Much cheaper than hotel water. - Krixwell, 2013-09-17: 09:15:00

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