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DEFINITION: To have a big fight over nothing, that is really a fight about money.

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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.

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Fraydough

Created by: purpleartichokes

Pronunciation: fray-doe

Sentence: His morning Starbucks fix eventually entangled him in a nasty fraydough with his wife.

Etymology: fray (fight), dough (money), and it rhymes with one of my favorite toys

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COMMENTS:

I thought you were going to say it rhymed with your favourite group - The Fray so here's a little ditty to stick in your head on this fine Monday "Where did I go wrong, I lost a friend la la la la la la la la Had I known how to save a life How to save a life" - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 11:07:00

You're too late. Julie Andrews has taken residence in my head and is currently crooning "My Favorite Things". - purpleartichokes, 2007-07-16: 11:21:00

And everyone knows I'm in over my head. - Kyoti, 2007-07-16: 15:28:00

I hope someone in the husband's home knows How to save a life. - ziggy41, 2007-07-16: 16:08:00

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Dispucashe

Created by: irminem

Pronunciation: dis-poo-cash

Sentence: The young married couple usually dispucashe about each other's spending habits.

Etymology: dispu- from the word "dispute" cashe-from the word "cash"

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COMMENTS:

Complain? - Firrehawk99, 2007-07-16: 22:47:00

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Montling

Created by: Dustinisdean2007

Pronunciation: Mon-ta-ling

Sentence: A man and a woman are montling over a sock.

Etymology: "Mon" stands for "Money", "t" comes from "Battle", "ling" stands for "Doing".

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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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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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Clashout

Created by: KristinA

Pronunciation: clash-out

Sentence: What started as Mandy's request for her husband to put the cap back on the toothpaste after brushing soon turned into a clashout over him being passed over for a promotion at work for not smiling enough in front of customers.

Etymology: "lashout" + "cash"; also, "cash" + "blowout"

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Bickerbucker

Created by: mplsbohemian

Pronunciation: BIHK-ur-buhk-ur

Sentence: Alex's girlfriend bickerbuckered with him all the way from their date. He wondered why she considered the Freezy Dreem a cheap date, when he ponied up for the *chocolate-dipped* cones.

Etymology: bicker + buck (one US dollar). Reduplication connotes both duration and lack of severity.

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COMMENTS:

Sounds like something you'd hear while throttling up the Harley. Good word! - Kyoti, 2007-07-16: 13:28:00

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