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DEFINITION: v. To fight with your neighbors, not because of your differences, and not because of what you have in common, but simply because you are stuck right next to each other. n. A border between neighbors and enemies.
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Proximiwar
Created by: meateatingorchid
Pronunciation: pra-cks-sim-i-war
Sentence: I waged a proximiwar with my little brother on the long card ride to Mickey D's.
Etymology: Proximity and war-words commonly found in a dictionary, a legendary tome that barely anyone reads.
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COMMENTS:
Good verbotomy. Welcome! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 22:32:00
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Proxlimiter
Created by: mweinmann
Pronunciation: prox - lim - eter
Sentence: We dubbed the two families down the block the Spatfields and Annoys. They were friends for years until they moved next door to each other. Since then, all they do is fight and argue and have became a source of both amusement and annoyance to everyone around them. Last weekend, in an attempt to "get away from each other" they erected a proxlimiter between the houses. It is an eight foot concrete fence with no "see throughs" and no gates. It goes clear from the alley to the street.
Etymology: Proximity + Limiter >>> Proximity (closeness; the state of being near as in distance, time, or relationship) Limiter (that which limits or restricts access)
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COMMENTS:
super sentence and word - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:06:00
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Frenemal
Created by: spotter
Pronunciation: fren e mal
Sentence: The relationship with my neighbors is frenemal. If his sprinklers keep hitting my car I'm going to get frenmal on him! The smoke from the barbeque wafted over frenemal lines.
Etymology: Frenemy (friends and enemies). Animal, as in animal behavior, not intelligent, savage.
Terriwarial
Created by: kateinkorea
Pronunciation: TER i WAR ee yul
Sentence: I can't stand my roommate. He is more than just territorial he is terriwarial. Every time I so much as even enter 'his side' of the living room, he's ready to battle.
Etymology: TERRITORIAL: guarding and defending an area deemed to be ones own WAR:
Juxtagonists
Created by: Stevenson0
Pronunciation: jux/tag/o/nists
Sentence: Sitting next to anyone on a cramped and crowded airliner causes even the most friendly and gentile people to immediately become juxtagonists because of their close proximity to one another.
Etymology: JUXTAGONISTS - from - JUXTAPOSITION (close together, or side by side) + ANATGONISTS (opposes and contends against another; an adversary)
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COMMENTS:
Choice blending to fit the definition very well! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:13:00
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Adjacentangle
Created by: Mustang
Pronunciation: ad-JAIS-en-tangl
Sentence: Ever the aggressive and obnoxious lout Chester would grab any and every opportunity to employ various adjacentangle efforts to antagonize his neighbors, even going so far as to call them graphic names and to throw refuse onto their property.
Etymology: Blend of 'adjacent' (lying near, close, or contiguous; adjoining; neighboring) and 'tangle' (Informal. a conflict; disagreement)
Ruckusteering
Created by: GlobalGallery
Pronunciation: ruk-us-teer-ing
Sentence: The Smiths and the Joneses were next door neighbors and were skilled at ruckusteering. Young Pauly Smith dreamt of an NBA career and spent many hours bouncing his basketball on the cement driveway. He also practised his clarinet rather poorly, late into the evenings. Old Graham Jones liked to start up the leaf blower early on a Sunday morning, and he often used his vast array of power tools until well past midnight. It was hard to focus on anything with such a constant din.
Etymology: 1.ruckus - a violent disagreement. 2. racketeering - engaging in a racket.
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COMMENTS:
Fresh aspect, sentence and verbotomy speak volumes! Good word for those loud car stereos, too! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 13:17:00
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Imaginotline
Created by: scrabbelicious
Pronunciation: e:mág:on:á:lie:n
Sentence: Relations between Manfred and Tobefrank got so bad, almost unimaginably bad, that the local neighbourhood watch insisted they increase the width of their imaginotline or move to another ghetto.
Etymology: A truce declared between 1-) Imagine: To conceive or form an image in one's own mind. 2-)Maginot line a line of defensive fortifications constructed by the French along their eastern border, extending from Switzerland to Luxembourg, between 1929 and 1936. • [as n. ] (also Maginot line) an impressive but often ineffectual means of protection or defense
Neighborderly
Created by: artr
Pronunciation: nābbôrdərlē
Sentence: The relationship between the Jones and Johnsons and has always been sketchy. They are the only ones in their court without fences. The divide between their properties is marked by a series of marker flags. They could be more neighborderly if Mr. Jones didn’t move the flags when he mows his lawn and forget to move them back. The little red flags are slowly creeping towards the Johnson’s house.
Etymology: neighbor (a person living near or next door) + neighborly (characteristic of a good neighbor, esp. helpful, friendly, or kind.) + border (a line separating two political or geographical areas)
Neighboor
Created by: splendiction
Pronunciation: nay boor
Sentence: Neighboors were what the Capulets and the Montagues had become. In fact, their quarreling had been going on for quite some time. So long, that no one remebered why they quarrelled any more. Their neighboorly behaviour eventually lead to unforseen tragic events.
Etymology: Neighboor (n) is a mixture of neighbour and boor - rude person.
Comments:
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
silveryaspen - 2009-02-05: 05:53:00
Rather different from the definition I I submitted: DEFINITION: n. two sides of a border, one side peaceful, the other side violent. v. to live on one side, or the other, along such a border. CREATED BY: silveryaspen - 2009-01-28 It is hard to take credit for today's definition, which is excellent and I am honored it insipired your cartoon and definition today. Thank you for all the great cartoons and definitions.
Thank you for inspiring me! And thank you for letting us play with your words. ~ James
Today's definition was suggested by silveryaspen. Thank you silveryaspen. ~ James
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