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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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Billibuster
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: bill/i/bust/ur
Sentence: Jill was a seasoned billibuster. Her stand on spending escalated into fights involving whipping each other with five dollar bills. That was pretty ineffectual so they tossed coins instead.
Etymology: bill (as in dollar) + filibuster (opponent deliberately hindering the passage of a bill) + bustup (fight)
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COMMENTS:
Nothing says "What were you thinking?" like swinging a bag of nickels on a Friday night. - Kyoti, 2007-07-16: 13:23:00
[No one got hurt in the making of that sentence] great word - ziggy41, 2007-07-16: 16:03:00
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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
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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Chachingument
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: cha ching gew ment
Sentence:
Etymology:
Monnitingchattlisationopey
Created by: angel1615
Pronunciation: monne-eting-chat-lisa-shun-nopey
Sentence: your pissing me of i cant take his acting like your all Monnitingchattlisationopey i hate this !!
Etymology: Many things
₣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
Fiscallafight
Created by: MJ0009
Pronunciation: FIS KAL' A FITE
Sentence: That argument was nothing but a fiscallafight.
Etymology: Derived from fiscal and fight.
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".
Moneyynotion
Created by: tvinna
Pronunciation: money-y-no-tion
Sentence: "now dont get me started on your moneyynotion"
Etymology:
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COMMENTS:
cool word - tvinna, 2007-07-16: 14:08:00
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