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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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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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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
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
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.
Etymology:
Currencybashing
Created by: bghicks
Pronunciation: currency bashing
Sentence: The bills piled up; no matter what he said, she currencybashed him, due to her stress level from robbing Peter to pay Paul.
Etymology: currency= money bashing = beat up
Scrimplode
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: scrim-plode
Sentence: despite sticking to a tight budget, they still couldn't pay the phone bill... she knew tonight they may well scrimplode
Etymology: scrimp, implode
Cashfight
Created by: Fenners
Pronunciation: cash - fight
Sentence: She threw me out! We just had a cashfight.
Etymology: cash + fight
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
Coinquibbler
Created by: erasmus
Pronunciation: coin quib ler
Sentence: andy thought mary was a real coinquibbler, always fighting over small change.
Etymology: from coins and quibble
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).
