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Monattack
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: m-aw-nuh-t-ah-k
Sentence: They had a huge monattack.
Etymology: monetary+attack
Fiscalcuffs
Created by: rikboyee
Pronunciation: fiss-cul-cufs
Sentence: when the electricity bill arrived he knew they were in for another round of fiscalcuffs
Etymology: fiscal, fisticuffs
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COMMENTS:
sounds like a late night frisky treasury meeting - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 16:20:00
Better than those darn French cuffs, that's for sure. - Osomatic, 2007-07-16: 23:09:00
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Coinradrage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: coyne/rad/rage
Sentence: This whole Conrad Black trial is really just coinradrage.
Etymology: coin + rage + Conrad Black
Comanamy
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Come-on-a-me
Sentence: Oh that is just "comonamy"
Etymology:
Chachingument
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: cha ching gew ment
Sentence:
Etymology:
₣nought
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: fnort
Sentence: Frank fnought with Nora although she had spent only ₣5 on her trip to Paris.
Etymology: fought + nought + symbol for Franc
Yellucre
Created by: Osomatic
Pronunciation: yell + ook + er
Sentence: She was complaining about the laundry, but it was really just another yellucre.
Etymology: yell + lucre
Expendorture
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: ex pen dor chur
Sentence: It was in that moment Vincent finally explained his story. “It wasn’t my fault. Julius insisted I buy the umbrellas, since he was the only one who knew where the farm was. If we didn’t hurry, the Brothers would get there first!” The expendorture continued into the morning hours, but love had the last word.
Etymology: expenditure + torture
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COMMENTS:
to be continued... - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 14:45:00
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Fiscallafight
Created by: MJ0009
Pronunciation: FIS KAL' A FITE
Sentence: That argument was nothing but a fiscallafight.
Etymology: Derived from fiscal and fight.
Altercashion
Created by: ziggy41
Pronunciation: All-turr-kay-shen [or] All-turr-ka-shen
Sentence: It was hard to determine her statement "Can't you take better care of our dog!" was an altercashion. My first clue was that we didn't have a dog.
Etymology: Altercation (a fight) + cash (money)
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COMMENTS:
love the word! - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 14:43:00
really? or is that just the start of a billibuster! =D - ziggy41, 2007-07-16: 16:05:00
hmm - I detect a bit of sarcasm - maybe make that the start of a ballibuster - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 16:17:00
sounds more like an alterriercashion - galwaywegian, 2007-07-17: 04:17:00
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