manimony
n.— «Juliet (Miranda Otto) and Davis (Peter Hermann) began their not-so-civil divorce proceedings. The episode flitted between him taking everything from her and her reacting with disbelief. He expects to take all of the earnings that he brought to their marriage, along with a monthly stipend, or “manimony” as Juliet’s lawyer refers to it.» —“‘Cashmere Mafia’ Recap: Many Things End, New Beginnings Ahead” by Amber DiNenna Starpulse Feb. 15, 2008. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)
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