Verboticisms

Created by: porsche

Pronunciation: coyne/rad/rage

Sentence: This whole Conrad Black trial is really just coinradrage.

Etymology: coin + rage + Conrad Black

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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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Created by: Osomatic

Pronunciation: yell + ook + er

Sentence: She was complaining about the laundry, but it was really just another yellucre.

Etymology: yell + lucre

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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

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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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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)

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Created by: Gladbags

Pronunciation: Doll-Err-Holl-Err

Sentence: We fought again, another dollerholler - He's always going on about money!

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Created by: MisUndrstd

Pronunciation: {Koin-in-si-duhnt}

Sentence: My cousin Joey "Big Cannoli" Romano (you know, my cousin Vinnie's brother from the Bronx). Started a fight Saturday night at "Vito's bar" on 5th and Vine. Joey said he didn't like how the guy looked at him. But Vinnie later told me that the guy's uncle owed Joey money.

Etymology: Coin (metal money) + incident (a situation) = Coinincident.

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Created by: galwaywegian

Pronunciation: pet tee klaa sssh

Sentence: They had another pettyclash over his friday night plans. He thought they should drive a mile or so downwind of the open air concert so they could enjoy the music without any of the pushing and shoving involved in attending the concert in the stadium. She answered by attempting to neuter him with the compilation cd he picked up in the bargain bin at the supermarket earlier.

Etymology: petty cash clash.

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COMMENTS:

hopefully they were on their way to a Clash concert - Jabberwocky, 2007-07-16: 11:17:00

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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"

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