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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)
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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Fiscallafight
Created by: MJ0009
Pronunciation: FIS KAL' A FITE
Sentence: That argument was nothing but a fiscallafight.
Etymology: Derived from fiscal and fight.
Comanamy
Created by: Firrehawk99
Pronunciation: Come-on-a-me
Sentence: Oh that is just "comonamy"
Etymology:
Dollarholler
Created by: Gladbags
Pronunciation: Doll-Err-Holl-Err
Sentence: We fought again, another dollerholler - He's always going on about money!
Etymology:
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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Tiffinance
Created by: r0b0tj0n3z
Pronunciation: tiff-in-inse
Sentence: Having a tiffinance is always about the money.
Etymology: tiff, finance
Coinradrage
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: coyne/rad/rage
Sentence: This whole Conrad Black trial is really just coinradrage.
Etymology: coin + rage + Conrad Black
₣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
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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