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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.
Verboticisms
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Proxenemy
Created by: petaj
Pronunciation: procks-n-m-e
Sentence: My sister and I ceased to be proxenemies in our teens when we moved into a bigger house and got separate bedrooms.
Etymology: proximity (closeness) + enemy (opposite of friend)
Frayedsome
Created by: silveryaspen
Pronunciation: frayed fraid some
Sentence: To live in the Gaza strip, or along the internal borders of Iraq, or even the internal borders of Belfast, or in Kosovo, where religious and politcal factions stage violent conflicts, must be very difficult, especially, if you would prefer to live peacefully, side by side, despite those differences. It must be frayedsome ... even for those neighbors doing the fighting.
Etymology: FRAYED, AFRAID. Frayed - to become strained, causing irritability or anger, or cause somebody's nerves, temper, or patience to become strained. Afraid - 1. frightened: frightened or apprehensive about something. 2. reluctant: feeling hesitation or disinclination toward something. 3. regretful: feeling regret about something
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COMMENTS:
the definitions have been very heartfelt this week - Jabberwocky, 2009-02-05: 11:04:00
thank you, Jabberwocky. - silveryaspen, 2009-02-06: 11:15:00
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Proxenmity
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: proks en mitee
Sentence: Grace and Bill lived next door to each other and as a result lived in a perpetual state of proxenmity.
Etymology: Proximity (nearness;being close to) & Enmity (a state of deep-seated ill-will)
Pickatfence
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: pik at fens
Sentence: The Wesson, Okai and Smith families lived next door to each other. Each had a pickatfence surrounding their yard. This was because they had never gotten along and each was too stubborn to move. Things finally changed when they armed themselves and police were called to the shootout at the Okai corral, started by a Smith & Wesson.
Etymology: Picket( a wooden strip forming part of a fence) & Pick At (to annoy, fight with,express a negative opinion of) & Fence (a barrier that serves to enclose an area;enclose with a fence;fight with fencing swords or mean words)
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COMMENTS:
good one - mrskellyscl, 2010-08-20: 09:07:00
Cheers & welcome back! - Nosila, 2010-08-21: 00:11:00
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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.
Satishisam
Created by: satishkumar
Pronunciation: sa thi sh i sam
Sentence: many people follow satishisam
Etymology:
Closeterphobia
Created by: Nosila
Pronunciation: klose ter fobi ya
Sentence: Christmas, Easter, Valentine's, St.Pat's, most National holidays (July 4, July 1, etc.)Halloween and Thanksgiving were occasions for competitive decorating and the resultant closetrophobia. Who was going to out-decorate each other this occasion in the Battle of the Best Decorated House on Elm Street? The Smiths' and the Jones' went through this rivalry constantly. The Smiths' were good, but it was hard to keep up with the Jones'!
Etymology: close (near) & claustrophobia ( unnatural fear of enclosed spaces, confined spaces)
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COMMENTS:
Good one - Mustang, 2009-02-06: 00:04:00
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Maisonfrictionline
Created by: Jabberwocky
Pronunciation: may/zon/frik/shun/line
Sentence: In every neighbourhood there is something known as the maisonfrictionline, a forcefield between properties, rife with petty territorial imperatives.
Etymology: maison (French for house) + friction + play on the Mason Dixon line
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COMMENTS:
inspired! - galwaywegian, 2009-02-05: 06:39:00
Good one! - TJayzz, 2009-02-05: 11:53:00
de fine line! - silveryaspen, 2009-02-05: 12:57:00
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Neighbickerly
Created by: mrskellyscl
Pronunciation: nay-bick-er-ly
Sentence: Even Mr. Rodgers would begin to feel neighbickerly if he lived next to the Johnsons. They have tacky lawn ornaments and loud parties. They have several cars that use all the parking spaces and let Fido run through the neighborhood to potty in everyone's pansies. But what really cheesed us off was when they yelled at the kids for going on their lawn to fetch their baseball.
Etymology: neighborly: acting as a friendly neighbor + bicker: petty squabble
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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