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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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Profidicament
Created by: loofarama
Pronunciation: pra-fi-dic-a-ment
Sentence: as soon as she started yelling I knew we were in a profidicament
Etymology: profit(money) + Perdicament
Chachingument
Created by: blondibabi121692
Pronunciation: cha ching gew ment
Sentence:
Etymology:
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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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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Dollarholler
Created by: Gladbags
Pronunciation: Doll-Err-Holl-Err
Sentence: We fought again, another dollerholler - He's always going on about money!
Etymology:
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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₣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
Comanamy
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Come-on-a-me
Sentence: Oh that is just "comonamy"
Etymology:
