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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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Currenseethe

Created by: sodium

Pronunciation: cur-en-seethe

Sentence: Jim and Jane spent the night currenseething after he brought home a puppy with a spot shaped like a dollar sign.

Etymology: currency + seethe

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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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Fracash

Created by: Jabberwocky

Pronunciation: fra/ca/sh

Sentence: They had a huge fracash that escalated to whipping coins at each other. For weeks after they sported the queen's face on their temples.

Etymology: fracas + cash

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Pecuniate

Created by: chofu67

Pronunciation: peck cune ee ate

Sentence: All I said was, "Why did you have to buy the dress?" I don't want to pecuniate with you.

Etymology: from the Latin "pecunia" for money (I think)

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Lucrement

ubgrud

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 - erasmus, 2007-01-04: 05:07:00

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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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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

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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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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

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Coinflict

Created by: Nosila

Pronunciation: koyn flikt

Sentence: Every argument that Stan and Betty had was a coinflict over finances, or lack of them. Stan thought that money grew on trees and Betty was the tree surgeon.

Etymology: Coin (metal piece used as money) & Conflict (an open lash between two opposing sides)

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