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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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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
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
Cashboxing
Created by: chris
Pronunciation: cash-bok-sing
Sentence: If cashboxing was an Olympic sport, Fiona would be a multiple gold-medallist
Etymology: cash + boxing
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
Nullomoney
Created by: seifip
Pronunciation: null oh money
Sentence: I was nullomoneying him all the day without result!
Etymology: null + money
Quiddle
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
Monetearing
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: mon-eh-tear-ing
Sentence: When Sue overcooked the lobster, Bob started monetearing into her for ruining the expensive meal.
Etymology: monetary, tearing (into someone)
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)
Monipulate
Created by: tangledupinblue
Pronunciation:
Sentence: They monipulated for an hour about whether is was better to order pizza or Chinese, when it all came down to the extra two dollars the Chinese food would cost.
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