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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
Coinradrage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: coyne/rad/rage
Sentence: This whole Conrad Black trial is really just coinradrage.
Etymology: coin + rage + Conrad Black
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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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
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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Monattack
Created by: weareallbeautiful
Pronunciation: m-aw-nuh-t-ah-k
Sentence: They had a huge monattack.
Etymology: monetary+attack
₣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
Tiffinance
Created by: r0b0tj0n3z
Pronunciation: tiff-in-inse
Sentence: Having a tiffinance is always about the money.
Etymology: tiff, finance
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"
Comanamy
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Come-on-a-me
Sentence: Oh that is just "comonamy"
Etymology: