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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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Shortfallout
Created by: kyotonils
Pronunciation: (self-evident)
Sentence: We had another shortfallout last night when.
Etymology: shortfall+fallout
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
Moolahaha
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:
Funny -- great word! - mrskellyscl, 2009-08-10: 14:59:00
clever - mweinmann, 2009-08-11: 07:45:00
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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
Economelee
Created by: jedijawa
Pronunciation: ee-con-oh-mee-lee
Sentence: Bill and Jan would often economelee about their finances without actually talking about money.
Etymology: economics + melee
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
Coinflict
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: koin - flikt
Sentence: Monica and Barry often had a coinflict over money but it was not readily evident. On the surface, it looked like Monica's broken fingernail was the problem, or Barry's torn clothing but it often masked the underlying issue.....money, moolah, coin, cash; the foundation of all things necessary or purchases desired.
Etymology: coin (money, financing,a stamped piece of metal of a known weight and fineness issued for commerce) conflict
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COMMENTS:
Like it when it sounds (almost) like a real word. Good stuff! - artr, 2009-08-10: 12:07:00
Coinsiderate coinception! - Nosila, 2009-08-11: 01:34:00
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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:
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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