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DEFINITION: n. A chosen mating partner who is not well-accepted by one's parents. v. To fight with one's parents over the selection of a suitable mate.
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Perrant
Created by: jadenguy
Pronunciation: per ant
Sentence: Julius was always too perrant when he came into a new relationship. He'd argue about politics, he'd suggest that their notions of religion and morality were so askewed that species of wolves would better raise children, abhor the Home team enough to have his loathing displayed in tatoo form, and sometimes got into petty fistfights with either nurturer. They would laugh after and celebrate his candor and ferocity. Then they'd fetch beers, and he'd ask for the wrong brand; he'd be home drinking his watered down drivel while the family enjoyed a nice cool refreshing
Etymology: parent + errant (+ pair?)
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COMMENTS:
Best. Beer Commercial. Ever. Anytime I see a guy with a goatee (smuggest facial hair ever) drive his hands through his slick black hair just before punching his future mother-in-law, i want a beer. - jadenguy, 2007-06-22: 10:50:00
I think you should add rant to your etymology - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 11:58:00
heh, fair enough. - jadenguy, 2007-06-22: 15:57:00
now you're back - get in the game - go to Clayton's word - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:09:00
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Natalinfraction
Created by: purpleartichokes
Pronunciation: Nay-tul-in-frak-shun
Sentence: Jen loved the circus so much that she let the dog-faced boy follow her home to meet her parents. To Jen's chagrin, her parent's saw him as just another one of her natalinfractions. It was reminiscent of the time she brought home the fella who bore a striking resemblance to Jabberwocky. http://animal.discovery.com/convergence/ugly_dog/wallpaper/gallery/wallpaper02_800.jpg
Etymology: natal (pertaining to procreating), infraction, fatal attraction
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COMMENTS:
I updated the link. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 08:22:00
Hey!! I resemble that remark - oh I mean resent - it's Friday 'let the pun begin' - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 09:13:00
Sorry 'bout that bit of Jabbermockery - I couldn't resist. BTW, rikboyee's Jabbergasted is one of my favs! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 09:37:00
well shucks...consider me rikbouyed by your remarks - rikboyee, 2007-06-22: 18:56:00
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Checkeredmate
Created by: porsche
Pronunciation: check/urd/mayte
Sentence: Checkeredmate her father yelled every time she brought a new boyfriend home
Etymology: checkmate + checkered + mate
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COMMENTS:
She misrook her boyfriend for a knight. - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 13:53:00
and her father mistook him for a queen - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:37:00
He was just a pawn in the conflict between her and her father, until she became board with him and castled him off. - petaj, 2007-06-22: 22:33:00
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Misterrightfight
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: mister-right-fight
Sentence: Carol was headed for a misterrightfight with her parents. So what if Dylan's a jobless, penniless, detention center drop-out and his pants droop under his butt so you can see his boxers? So what if his goal in life is to be the next Eminem, and all his friends are rappers and gangstas. She loves him and that's all they'll ever need for a lifetime of happiness. Her parents just don't understand.
Etymology: Mister Right: the man of your dreams + fight: argument; row
Nonpatrematrix
Created by: k3nbr33
Pronunciation: non|pä|tur|e|mä|tur|iks
Sentence: My parents thought that my recent girlfriend was disrespectful and negative towards me; they did not approve of her, and therefore she was a nonpatrematrix
Etymology: Non-: Not Patre-: Father Matr-: Mother -Trix: A woman
Boyfiend
Created by: galwaywegian
Pronunciation: bawee feend
Sentence: That first meal when she brought her boyfiend to meet her parents had not gone well. His chanting had drowned out grace before meals and his belching drowned out any attempt at polite conversation. When he used the crucifix on the mantlepiece to pick his teeth, she took her mothers dry retching and the thobbing in dad's temple as a signal that the evening had drawn to an end.
Etymology: boyfriend, fiend
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COMMENTS:
Talk about copulashun! - purpleartichokes, 2007-06-22: 09:01:00
excellent paragraph - Jabberwocky, 2007-06-22: 16:28:00
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Nonclandestined
Created by: karenanne
Pronunciation: non klan DESS tind
Sentence: They kept their relationship a secret for as long as possible because he knew his clan would never approve of her, nor hers of him. It was nonclandestined to be. Sure enough, word soon got out and he had to bid her a tearful goodbye. Later, his mother told him, "You need to stick with your own kind, Neanderthals, and not hook up with those Homo Sapiens girls. They look weird anyway with their little tiny split eyebrows."
Etymology: nonclandestine / clan / destined
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COMMENTS:
love it! - Nosila, 2010-01-15: 23:33:00
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Matrimoronical
Created by: mdmquincy
Pronunciation: mat-rah-mo-ron-i-kal
Sentence: Dimwitty was very displeased with his daughter's matrimoronical, he would be forced to interfere with the proceedings.
Etymology: matrimony + moron + comical
Nightmate
Created by: cafisher
Pronunciation: just as it sounds
Sentence: Hubby and I were beyond distraught when our girl brought home a Hell's Angel for our approval. The man was our worst nightmate.
Etymology: nightmare just change the r to t
Compartnerble
Created by: Amenti
Pronunciation: com part ner bul
Sentence: Holly thinks her new boyfriend is "the one" but her father thinks they are not compartnerble.
Etymology: Compatible + Partner
Comments:
Today's definition is inspired by Robert J. Sawyer's Neanderthal trilogy, Hominids, Humans and Hybrids. (We couldn't go through the whole RJS week without mentioning Neanderthals!) It's a story of two parallel worlds -- a human one and a Neanderthal one. The story pivots around the romantic tension between a female human and male Neanderthal. How about that for spicing up the gene pool? And I wonder what their parents would think? Thanks to Rob for the great story, and the inspiration. ~ James