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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:
Disagreenment
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: dis/a/green/ment
Sentence: Their only squabbles were disagreenments. He wanted to spend the money on one thing, her another.
Etymology: disagree + green
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COMMENTS:
great word. - galwaywegian, 2007-07-17: 04:15:00
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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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Argumony
Created by: administraitor
Pronunciation: are-gue-mon-ee
Sentence: Regardless of whether their differences were about the kids, the house or the family pet, any issue turned into argumony when assisted by both parties' lawyers.
Etymology: argue + money + alimony
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COMMENTS:
funny but sad - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 16:18:00
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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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Coinradrage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: coyne/rad/rage
Sentence: This whole Conrad Black trial is really just coinradrage.
Etymology: coin + rage + Conrad Black
Tiffinance
Created by: r0b0tj0n3z
Pronunciation: tiff-in-inse
Sentence: Having a tiffinance is always about the money.
Etymology: tiff, finance
Warrien
Created by: jesster
Pronunciation: war - ri - en
Sentence: The fight that started over whos turn it was to do the dishes quickly escalated into a full-blown warrien. She wanted a complete kitchen remodel, while he wanted a live-in swedish nanny/housekeeper. Of course, they didn't have the money for either.
Etymology: war + rien (French - nothing)
Comanamy
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Come-on-a-me
Sentence: Oh that is just "comonamy"
Etymology:
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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