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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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Altercashion

Created by: artr

Pronunciation: awl-ter-kash-shuhn

Sentence: Whenever Tony is feeling down he likes to buy himself something, usually something stupid or unnecessary. Last week's purchase of a batmobile replica brought on the expected altercashion with his wife. It's not that they didn't need a car, to her, it was a concern that she had no space to bring home the groceries.

Etymology: altercation (a heated or angry dispute; noisy argument or controversy) + cash (money in the form of coins or banknotes, especially that issued by a government)

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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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Goldbicker

Created by: dimercurio

Pronunciation: gold-bih-ker

Sentence: We spent five hours goldbickering over whether she should buy that new pair of shoes.

Etymology: gold (English) + bicker (English)

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Sugarloathe

Created by: tinman

Pronunciation:

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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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Begbegbeg

Created by: kevinrio

Pronunciation: beg beg beg

Sentence: Stop begbegbegging me!

Etymology: beg all the time

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Argoldment

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:

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